Where does “neowollic” come from?

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

neowollic (Old English): profound

Definitions

  1. profound

Ancestry of “neowollic”, step by step

neowollic 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 nēowol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēowolprone (lying face down)
2Proto-Germanic*nīwalazlying down, prone, prostrate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →