Where does “legeme” come from?

legeme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

legeme (Norwegian Bokmål): a body; also a body in other senses

Definitions

  1. a body; also a body in other senses

Ancestry of “legeme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlegemebody; field
2Old Norselíkhamrbody
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “legeme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →