Where does “gelīchen” come from?

gelīchen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gilīhhon, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “gelīchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangilīhhon
2Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
3Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “gelīchen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkazEvery word from Proto-Germanic galīkōną