Where does “Leichentuberkel” come from?
Leichentuberkel (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.
Leichentuberkel (German): prosector's wart
Definitions
- prosector's wart
Ancestry of “Leichentuberkel”, step by step
Leichentuberkel 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 Tuberkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tuberkel | tubercle |
| 2 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 3 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |