Where does “lichame” come from?

lichame (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lichamo, from Frankish likhamo, from Proto-Germanic līkahamô, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

Ancestry of “lichame”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lichame”

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