Where does “gelīch” come from?
gelīch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
Ancestry of “gelīch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gilīh | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
Words derived from “gelīch”