Where does “þínsligr” come from?

þínsligr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

þínsligr (Old Norse): like you (sg.), typical you (sg.)

Definitions

  1. like you (sg.), typical you (sg.)

Ancestry of “þínsligr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
2Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →