Where does “lik” come from?

lik (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lik (Westrobothnian): similar; excellent, good, suitable; right, cheap

Definitions

  1. similar; excellent, good, suitable; right, cheap

Ancestry of “lik”, step by step

lik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse líkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkrsame, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,...
2Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Old Norse glíkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseglíkrAlternative form of líkr

Words derived from “lik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Old Norse líkr →