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Where does “úlíkr” come from?

úlíkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ungalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

úlíkr (Old Norse): unlike, different

Definitions

  1. unlike, different

Ancestry of “úlíkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicungalīkazdissimilar, different, unlike
2Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “úlíkr”

  • olik
  • olikhet
  • ulikhet
  • ulik
  • ulik
  • olik
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