Where does “mynelic” come from?

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

mynelic (Old English): desirable, pleasing

Definitions

  1. desirable, pleasing

Ancestry of “mynelic”, step by step

mynelic 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 myne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmynememory, remembrance; feeling, affection, love,...
2Proto-West Germanic*muniwusmall fish, minnow
3Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →