Etymology

alikeness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being alike. Full definition →

English alike ← Middle English ylich ← Old English ġelīċ
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. Proto-Germanic*galīkaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*galīk
  8. Old Englishġelīċ
  9. Middle Englishylich
  10. Englishalike
  11. English todayalikeness

From alike + -ness.

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