Where does “brȳdlīc” come from?

brȳdlīc (Old English) comes from Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

brȳdlīc (Old English): bridal

Definitions

  1. bridal

Ancestry of “brȳdlīc”, step by step

brȳdlīc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Old English brȳd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrȳdbride
2Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “brȳdlīc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →