Where does “olik” come from?

olik (Westrobothnian) 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 (Westrobothnian): Unlike, different

Definitions

  1. Unlike, different

Ancestry of “olik”, step by step

olik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse úlíkr

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

via Old Norse óglíkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseóglíkr—

via Old Norse ólíkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseólíkr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →