Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līkijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *līkiją (shape, appearance) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*līkijaną[1]

  1. to make similar to, to make alike, to even
  2. to compare

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *līkijan
    • Old Saxon: līkian
    • Old Dutch: *līken
    • Old High German: līhhen
  • Old Norse: líkja

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*līkjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248