Where does “likrikta” come from?

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

likrikta (Swedish): rectify convert alternating current into direct current

Definitions

  1. rectify convert alternating current into direct current

Ancestry of “likrikta”, step by step

likrikta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lika

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

via Swedish rikta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishriktato direct, to aim

Words derived from “likrikta”

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