Where does “líkamsrækt” come from?

líkamsrækt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic líkamur, from Old Norse líkamr, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

líkamsrækt (Icelandic): physical exercise, fitness training

Definitions

  1. physical exercise, fitness training

Ancestry of “líkamsrækt”, step by step

líkamsrækt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic líkamur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandiclíkamurAlternative form of líkami
2Old Norselíkamrbody
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Icelandic rækt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicræktcultivation; attention, care
2Proto-Germanicrōkiþōcare
3Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
4Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

Words derived from “líkamsrækt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →