Where does “ylich” come from?

ylich (Middle English) comes from Old English ġelīc, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ylich (Middle English): alike, similar (+ dative or to: similar to, like)

Definitions

  1. alike, similar (+ dative or to: similar to, like)

Ancestry of “ylich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġelīclike, similar; like, alike, similar, equal,...
2Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
3Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ylich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galīk →
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