Where does “uþwitlic” come from?

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

uþwitlic (Old English): philosophical

Definitions

  1. philosophical

Ancestry of “uþwitlic”, step by step

uþwitlic 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 uþwita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishuþwitaphilosopher; scholar, expert; a person...
2Old Englishwitawise man, adviser, counsellor
3Proto-Germanicwitijô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →