Where does “lyche” come from?

lyche (Middle English) comes from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lyche (Middle English): like

Definitions

  1. like

Ancestry of “lyche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
2Middle Low Germanlīk—
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →
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