Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galīkanassī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *galīk +‎ *-nassī.

Noun

*galīkanassī f

likeness, similarity

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*galīkanassī
Genitive	*galīkanassīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*galīkanassī	—
Accusative	*galīkanassīn	—
Genitive	*galīkanassīn	—
Dative	*galīkanassīn	—
Instrumental	*galīkanassīn	—

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: ġelīcnes, ġelȳcnys
- Middle English: liknesse, likenesse
  - English: likeness
Old Frisian: līknisse, līkense
- West Frisian: likenis
Old Saxon: gilīknessi
- Middle Low German: gelīkenisse, gelīknisse, līkenisse
  - German Low German: Glieknis
  - → Danish: lignelse
    - → Norwegian: lignelse
Old Dutch: gilīcnussi
- Middle Dutch: gelîkenisse
  - Dutch: gelijkenis
Old High German: gilīhnassi, gilīhnessi, gilīhnissi, gilīhnussi
- Middle High German: gelīchnisse
  - German: Gleichnis