Where does “lijk” come from?
lijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijkwagen, from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
lijk (Dutch): The dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
Definitions
- The dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
Ancestry of “lijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lijkwagen | A hearse, a funerary vehicle |
| 2 | Dutch | wagen | A wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “lijk”