Where does “olik” come from?

olik (Swedish) comes from Old Norse úlíkr, from Proto-Germanic ungalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

olik (Swedish): unlike, different, dissimilar; different, various

Definitions

  1. unlike, different, dissimilar; different, various

Ancestry of “olik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseúlíkrunlike, different
2Proto-Germanicungalīkazdissimilar, different, unlike
3Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “olik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →
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