Where does “likhet” come from?

likhet (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.

likhet (Norwegian Bokmål): equality; likeness, resemblance, similarity

Definitions

  1. equality; likeness, resemblance, similarity

Ancestry of “likhet”, step by step

likhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lik

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

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →