Where does “lyke” come from?

lyke (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans lyk, from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lyke (Afrikaans): plural of lyk

Definitions

  1. plural of lyk

Ancestry of “lyke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanslykdead body; corpse; to look, to appear
2DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
3Middle Dutchlijc—
4Old Dutchlīk—
5Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →