Where does “früntelk” come from?

früntelk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian -elk, from Old Frisian -lik, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

früntelk (Saterland Frisian): Alternative form of fjuntelk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fjuntelk

Ancestry of “früntelk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisian-elkUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
2Old Frisian-lik—
3Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →
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