Where does “ġelīclīċ” come from?
ġelīclīċ (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
ġelīclīċ (Old English): likely
Definitions
- likely
Ancestry of “ġelīclīċ”, step by step
ġelīclīċ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ġē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Old English līclīċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | līclīċ | — |