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lig.

equal to

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈliˀ]

  1. equal to

  2. like, similar to

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *galīkaz Old Norse líkr Old Danish lyk Danish lig Inherited from Old Danish lyk, from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, from *ga- + *-līkaz.

noun[ˈliˀ]

  1. body, corpse

    neuter

  2. crock (an old or broken-down vehicle)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līką Old Norse lík Old Danish līk Danish lig Inherited from Old Danish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

noun[ˈliˀ]

  1. leech

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse lík (“leech”), borrowed from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką (“bolt-rope”), cognate with Dutch lijk and English leech. The noun belongs to the Proto-Indo-European root *leyǵ- (“to bind”), compare Latin ligō (“to tie”).

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