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
- similar; excellent, good, suitable; right, cheap
Ancestry of “lik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | líkr | same, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |