Where does “lykje” come from?

lykje (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian līkia, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lykje (West Frisian): to seem, appear, look

Definitions

  1. to seem, appear, look

Ancestry of “lykje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlīkia—
2Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
3Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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