Where does “גלײַכונג” come from?

גלײַכונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גלײַך, 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.

גלײַכונג (Yiddish): equation

Definitions

  1. equation

Ancestry of “גלײַכונג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגלײַךequal; level, straight, even; equally
2Middle High Germangelīch—
3Old High Germangilīhequal
4Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galīk →