Where does “yliche” come from?

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

yliche (Middle English): in the same way, alike, similarly

Definitions

  1. in the same way, alike, similarly

Ancestry of “yliche”, 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 “yliche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-