Where does “sterfelijk” come from?

sterfelijk (Dutch) comes 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.

sterfelijk (Dutch): mortal

Definitions

  1. mortal

Ancestry of “sterfelijk”, step by step

sterfelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch sterven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstervento die
2Middle Dutchstervento die
3Old Dutchstervanto die
4Proto-Germanicsterbanąto become stiff; to die, become lifeless
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terp-to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...

Words derived from “sterfelijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →