Where does “mannslíkami” come from?

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

mannslíkami (Icelandic): human body

Definitions

  1. human body

Ancestry of “mannslíkami”, step by step

mannslíkami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic líkami

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclíkamibody
2Old Norselíkamibody
3Proto-Germaniclīkahamôthe human body; bodily frame; corpse
4Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkahamô →