Where does “winterlic” come from?

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

winterlic (Old English): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “winterlic”, step by step

winterlic 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 winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwinterwinter; year
2Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →