Where does “Leiche” come from?

Leiche (German) comes from Middle High German līche, from Old High German līh, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Leiche (German): dead body, corpse

Definitions

  1. dead body, corpse

Ancestry of “Leiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīche
2Old High Germanlīhbody
3Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “Leiche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-