Where does “Lich” come from?

Lich (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German līche, from Old High German līh, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Lich (Central Franconian): corpse; funeral

Definitions

  1. corpse; funeral

Ancestry of “Lich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīche—
2Old High Germanlīhbody
3Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-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 →