Where does “gliek” come from?

gliek (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian gelīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gliek (Saterland Frisian): like; same; equal; alike

Definitions

  1. like; same; equal; alike

Ancestry of “gliek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiangelīk—
2Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Old Frisian gelīk →