Where does “legeme” come from?

legeme (Danish) comes from Old Norse líkhamr, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

legeme (Danish): body; field

Definitions

  1. body; field

Ancestry of “legeme”, step by step

legeme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse líkhamr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkhamrbody
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Old Norse líkhami

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkhamibody
2Proto-Germaniclīkahamôthe human body; bodily frame; corpse
3Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “legeme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →