Where does “licleoþ” come from?

licleoþ (Old English) comes from Old English leoþ, from Proto-West Germanic leuþ, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

licleoþ (Old English): dirge, elegy, song for the dead

Definitions

  1. dirge, elegy, song for the dead

Ancestry of “licleoþ”, step by step

licleoþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English leoþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleoþpoem; song
2Proto-West Germanicleuþsong
3Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuþ →