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