Where does “legemlig” come from?

legemlig (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.

legemlig (Norwegian Bokmål): bodily

Definitions

  1. bodily

Ancestry of “legemlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållegemea body; also a body in other senses
2Danishlegemebody; field
3Old Norselíkhamrbody
4Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
5Middle Low Germanlīk—
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “legemlig”

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