Where does “cnihtlīċ” come from?

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

cnihtlīċ (Old English): boyish

Definitions

  1. boyish

Ancestry of “cnihtlīċ”, step by step

cnihtlīċ 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 cniht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcnihtboy; servant, attendant; male of high military...
2Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight

Words derived from “cnihtlīċ”

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