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Where does “gilīkōn” come from?

gilīkōn (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “gilīkōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
2Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “gilīkōn”

  • gelîken
  • glieken
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