Where does “líkami” come from?

líkami (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse líkami, from Proto-Germanic līkahamô, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

líkami (Icelandic): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “líkami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkamibody
2Proto-Germaniclīkahamôthe human body; bodily frame; corpse
3Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “líkami”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkahamô →