Where does “likkiste” come from?

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

likkiste (Norwegian Nynorsk): a coffin

Definitions

  1. a coffin

Ancestry of “likkiste”, step by step

likkiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskliksimilar, alike; equal; good
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Norwegian Nynorsk kiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkistea chest or trunk; a coffin
2Old Norsekistaa chest; a coffin
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-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 →