An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/ähnlich

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
ähnlich
Friedrich Kluge2505418An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — ähnlich1891John Francis Davis

ähnlich, adj., from the equiv. MidHG. ánelîch, OHG. ánagilîh (*ánalîh), adj., ‘similar.’ It corresponds to Goth. ánaleikô, adv., ‘similarly’; from the OTeut. (Goth.) prep. ana (see an) and the suffix lich; see gleich