Where does “リッチ” come from?

リッチ (Japanese) comes from English lich, from Middle English lich, from Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

リッチ (Japanese): lich

Definitions

lich

Ancestry of “リッチ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	lich	A corpse or dead body; A reanimated corpse or...
2	Middle English	lich	A body
3	Old English	līċ	body
4	Proto-West Germanic	līk	body
5	Proto-Germanic	līką	body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6	Proto-Indo-European	leyǵ-	to bind, tie

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