Where does “גלײַך” come from?

גלײַך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

גלײַך (Yiddish): equal; level, straight, even; equally

Definitions

  1. equal; level, straight, even; equally

Ancestry of “גלײַך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangelīch—
2Old High Germangilīhequal
3Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “גלײַך”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galīk →