Danish ligne

← Old English ġelīcian (cognate)

← Danish -ne (mention)

← Danish lig (mention)

← German gleichen (cognate)

← English liken (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *galīkōną (mention)

← Middle Low German līkenen (cognate)

← Old Danish likna (inherited)

← Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉𐌽 (cognate)

← Swedish likna (cognate)

→ Danish efterligne (compound)

→ Danish lignelse (suffix)