Where does “lekam” come from?

lekam (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse líkami, from Proto-Germanic līkahamô, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

lekam (Norwegian Nynorsk): a body

Definitions

  1. a body

Ancestry of “lekam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkamibody
2Proto-Germaniclīkahamôthe human body; bodily frame; corpse
3Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “lekam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkahamô →