Where does “lik” come from?

lik (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch gelijc, from Old Dutch gilīk, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lik (West Flemish): like, such as

Definitions

  1. like, such as

Ancestry of “lik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgelijc—
2Old Dutchgilīk—
3Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galīk →