Where does “גלײַכן” come from?

גלײַכן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gelīchen, from Old High German gilīhhon, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

גלײַכן (Yiddish): to like; to compare; to straighten out

Definitions

  1. to like; to compare; to straighten out

Ancestry of “גלײַכן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangelīchen—
2Old High Germangilīhhon—
3Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkōną →