Where does “gelîken” come from?

gelîken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon gilīkōn, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “gelîken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gelîken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkōną →