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Where does “seldalīkaz” come from?

seldalīkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

seldalīkaz (Proto-Germanic): Unusual, uncommon; strange; Extraordinary;...

Definitions

  1. Unusual, uncommon; strange; Extraordinary;...

Ancestry of “seldalīkaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
2Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “seldalīkaz”

  • cell
  • sill
  • windowsill
  • celled
  • cellmate
  • supercell
  • cellblock
  • photocell
  • doorsill
  • multicelled
  • macrocell
  • multicell
  • microcell
  • celling
  • protocell
  • subcell
  • intercell
  • geocell
  • picocell
  • celly
  • cellie
  • intracell
  • noncell
  • cellbound
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