Where does “Dörrleiche” come from?

Dörrleiche (German) comes from German dörren, from Old Saxon durran, from Proto-West Germanic durʀan, from Proto-Germanic durzaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰórse, from Proto-Indo-European dʰers-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Dörrleiche (German): mummy

Definitions

  1. mummy

Ancestry of “Dörrleiche”, step by step

Dörrleiche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dörren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandörrento make dry; to dry
2Old Saxondurranto dare
3Proto-West Germanicdurʀanto dare
4Proto-Germanicdurzanąto dare
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰedʰórseto dare
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰers-to be bold, to dare
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via German Leiche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeichedead body, corpse
2Middle High Germanlīche—
3Old High Germanlīhbody
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰórse →