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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galīkāną

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

Etymology

From *ga- + *līkāną.

Verb

*galīkāną

  1. to please

Inflection

Usage notes

Judging from Gothic evidence, the difference between the base verb *līkāną and this verb seems to have only been one of transitivity. The former could take an object in the dative, while the latter was intransitive only. Other than that the meanings were pretty much identical.

Descendants

This verb often merged with *līkāną. Below are listed only those that might have descended from this verb.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *galīkēn
    • Old English: ġelīcian
    • Old Saxon: *gilīkōn
    • Old Dutch: gilīkon
    • Old High German: gilīhhēn
      • Middle High German: gelīchen
  • Old Norse: líka (*ga- was often lost in Old Norse)
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (galeikān)
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