Where does “belichaming” come from?
belichaming (Dutch) comes from Dutch belichamen, from Dutch lichaam, from Middle Dutch lichame, from Old Dutch lichamo, from Frankish likhamo, from Proto-Germanic līkahamô, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
belichaming (Dutch): embodiment
Definitions
- embodiment
Ancestry of “belichaming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | belichamen | to embody |
| 2 | Dutch | lichaam | body; legal body, organisation such as a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lichame | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lichamo | body |
| 5 | Frankish | likhamo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līkahamô | the human body; bodily frame; corpse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |