Where does “ġelīcnes” come from?
ġelīcnes (Old English) comes from Old English ġelīc, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
ġelīcnes (Old English): the quality of being like or equal; likeness;...
Definitions
- the quality of being like or equal; likeness;...
Ancestry of “ġelīcnes”, step by step
ġelīcnes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ġelīc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġelīc | like, similar; like, alike, similar, equal,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Proto-West Germanic galīkanassī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | galīkanassī | likeness, similarity |