Where does “liche” come from?
liche (French) 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.
liche (French): lich
Definitions
- lich
Ancestry of “liche”, step by step
liche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lich | A corpse or dead body; A reanimated corpse or... |
| 2 | Middle English | lich | A body |
| 3 | Old English | līċ | body |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līk | body |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Occitan lecha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | lecha | — |