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
Ancestry of “líkkista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | lík | dead body, corpse; an empty bottle or can of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 3 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |