Where does “lík” come from?

lík (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lík (Faroese): dead body, corpse

Definitions

  1. dead body, corpse

Ancestry of “lík”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
2Middle Low Germanlīk—
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →