Where does “Leichenschändung” come from?
Leichenschändung (German) comes from German Leiche, 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.
Leichenschändung (German): desecration of corpse(s)
Definitions
- desecration of corpse(s)
Ancestry of “Leichenschändung”, step by step
Leichenschändung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Leiche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leiche | dead body, corpse |
| 2 | Middle High German | līche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | līh | 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 German Schändung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schändung | desecration |
| 2 | German | schänden | to desecrate; to dishonour; to violate; to rape;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schenden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | skenten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skandijan | to insult, to disgrace, to put to shame |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |