Where does “liikki” come from?

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

liikki (Finnish): edge

Definitions

  1. edge

Ancestry of “liikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishliklike, similar to; like; corpse
2Old Swedishlīkshape, semblance, appearance
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “liikki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →