Where does “ligne” come from?

ligne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lik, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ligne (Norwegian Bokmål): to look like, resemble, be similar to; to...

Definitions

  1. to look like, resemble, be similar to; to...

Ancestry of “ligne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålliksimilar, alike; equal; a corpse, body
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ligne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →