Where does “leichenblass” come from?

leichenblass (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.

leichenblass (German): deathly pale

Definitions

  1. deathly pale

Ancestry of “leichenblass”, step by step

leichenblass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German blass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblasspale
2Middle High Germanblascandle, torch, flame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →