Where does “líkkista” come from?

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

líkkista (Icelandic): coffin

Definitions

  1. coffin

Ancestry of “líkkista”, step by step

líkkista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lík

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclíkdead body, corpse; an empty bottle or can of...
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Icelandic kista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickistachest, box; coffin
2Old Norsekistaa chest; a coffin
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →