Where does “sterfelijkheid” come from?

sterfelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch sterfelijk, 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.

sterfelijkheid (Dutch): mortality

Definitions

  1. mortality

Ancestry of “sterfelijkheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterfelijkmortal
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- →