Where does “himmellekam” come from?
himmellekam (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lekam, from Old Norse líkami, from Proto-Germanic līkahamô, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
himmellekam (Norwegian Nynorsk): a celestial body or heavenly body
Definitions
- a celestial body or heavenly body
Ancestry of “himmellekam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lekam | a body |
| 2 | Old Norse | líkami | body |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līkahamô | the human body; bodily frame; corpse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |