Where does “-līc” come from?

-līc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “-līc”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	-līkaz	-like, -ly
2	Proto-Germanic	līką	body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
3	Proto-Indo-European	leyǵ-	to bind, tie

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