Proto-Indo-European

*leyg-

‘image, likeness’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-, most familiar first.

• like ← liken ← līcian ← *līkēn ← *līkāną
• lake ← lāc ← *laik ← *laikaz
• lay ← lai ← *laih ← *laikaz
• lai ← *laik ← *laikaz
• ilk ← ilke ← ilca ← *ilīkaz ← *līką
• lich ← līċ ← *līk ← *līką
• mislike ← misliken ← mislīcian ← līcian

More words from *leyg-

• liable
• alloy
• liaison
• ligament
• lien

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leyg-