Where does “likkiste” come from?

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

likkiste (Norwegian Bokmål): a coffin

Definitions

a coffin

Ancestry of “likkiste”, step by step

likkiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lik

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	lik	similar, alike; equal; a corpse, body
2	Old Norse	lík	leechline; body; leech
3	Middle Low German	līk	—
4	Proto-Germanic	līką	body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5	Proto-Indo-European	leyǵ-	to bind, tie

via Norwegian Bokmål kiste

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	kiste	a chest or trunk; a coffin
2	Old Norse	kista	a chest; a coffin
3	Latin	cista	a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4	Ancient Greek	κύστις	bladder
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewH-	to cover, bedeck; cover

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