Where does “like” come from?

like (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse líka, from Proto-Germanic līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

like (Norwegian Bokmål): to like; definite singular of lik; plural of lik

Definitions

  1. to like; definite singular of lik; plural of lik

Ancestry of “like”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkaalso, likewise
2Proto-Germaniclīkānąto conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “like”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkāną →Every word from Old Norse líka →