Where does “līcian” come from?

līcian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic līkēn, from Proto-Germanic līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

līcian (Old English): to be pleasing; to please; be sufficient; to...

Definitions

  1. to be pleasing; to please; be sufficient; to...

Ancestry of “līcian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclīkēnto be pleasing
2Proto-Germaniclīkānąto conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “līcian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līkēn →