Where does “lichway” come from?

lichway (English) comes from English lich, from Middle English lich, from Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lichway (English): The path by which the dead are carried to the...

Definitions

  1. The path by which the dead are carried to the...

Ancestry of “lichway”, step by step

lichway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlichA corpse or dead body; A reanimated corpse or...
2Middle EnglishlichA body
3Old Englishlīċbody
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via English Way

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWayChristianity
2Middle Englishway—
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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