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Where does “likaledes” come from?

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

likaledes (Swedish): similarly, likewise

Definitions

  1. similarly, likewise

Ancestry of “likaledes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlikato make more similar to; align; to put up with,...
2Old Norselíkaalso, likewise
3Proto-Germaniclīkānąto conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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