Where does “himmellegeme” come from?
himmellegeme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål legeme, from Danish legeme, from Old Norse líkhamr, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
himmellegeme (Norwegian Bokmål): a celestial body or heavenly body
Definitions
- a celestial body or heavenly body
Ancestry of “himmellegeme”, step by step
himmellegeme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål legeme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | legeme | a body; also a body in other senses |
| 2 | Danish | legeme | body; field |
| 3 | Old Norse | líkhamr | body |
| 4 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 5 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |