Where does “muilek” come from?

muilek (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch moeilijk, from Dutch -lijk, from Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

muilek (Sranan Tongo): difficult, hard

Definitions

  1. difficult, hard

Ancestry of “muilek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoeilijkhard, difficult
2Dutch-lijk-ly, -al, -ous; -able
3Middle Dutch-lijc-ly, -like, -ous
4Old Dutch-līk—
5Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-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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