Where does “līkēn” come from?

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

līkēn (Proto-West Germanic): to be pleasing

Definitions

  1. to be pleasing

Ancestry of “līkēn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “līkēn”

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