Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galīkī

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 Proto-Germanic *galīkiją. Equivalent to *galīk (“alike”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*galīkī f or n

1. likeness, similarity
2. appearance

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*galīkī
Genitive	*galīkīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*galīkī	—
Accusative	*galīkīn	—
Genitive	*galīkīn	—
Dative	*galīkīn	—
Instrumental	*galīkīn	—

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*galīkij(a)
Genitive	*galīkijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*galīkij(a)	*galīkiju
Accusative	*galīkij(a)	*galīkiju
Genitive	*galīkijas	*galīkijō
Dative	*galīkijē	*galīkijum
Instrumental	*galīkiju	*galīkijum

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *gilīki
  • Middle Dutch: gelike f or n
    • Dutch: gelijk n
• Old High German: gilīhhi f
  • Middle High German: gelīche f
    • German: Gleiche f or n