Where does “lika” come from?

lika (Swedish) comes from Old Norse líka, from Proto-Germanic līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lika (Swedish): to make more similar to; align; to put up with,...

Definitions

  1. to make more similar to; align; to put up with,...

Ancestry of “lika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkaalso, likewise
2Proto-Germaniclīkānąto conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lika

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic līkānąEvery word from Old Norse líka
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