Where does “ġelīc” come from?
ġelīc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
ġelīc (Old English): like, similar; like, alike, similar, equal,...
Definitions
- like, similar; like, alike, similar, equal,...
Ancestry of “ġelīc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
Words derived from “ġelīc”