Where does “bovenmenselijk” come from?

bovenmenselijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch menselijk, 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.

bovenmenselijk (Dutch): superhuman

Definitions

  1. superhuman

Ancestry of “bovenmenselijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmenselijkhuman; humane
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-