Where does “knightlich” come from?
knightlich (Middle English) comes from Old English cnihtlīċ, from Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
Ancestry of “knightlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cnihtlīċ | boyish |
| 2 | Old English | līċ | body |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | līk | body |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
Words derived from “knightlich”