Where does “lichaam” come from?

lichaam (Dutch) comes 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.

lichaam (Dutch): body; legal body, organisation such as a...

Definitions

  1. body; legal body, organisation such as a...

Ancestry of “lichaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlichame—
2Old Dutchlichamobody
3Frankishlikhamo—
4Proto-Germaniclīkahamôthe human body; bodily frame; corpse
5Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “lichaam”

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