Where does “ilk” come from?

ilk (Scots) comes from Old English īlca, from Proto-Germanic ilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ilk (Scots): The same; each; every

Definitions

  1. The same; each; every

Ancestry of “ilk”, step by step

ilk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English īlca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīlcathe same
2Proto-Germanicilīkazthe same
3Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Middle English ilk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishilk—
2Old Englishġehwylceach, every
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →