Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “līh” come from?

līh (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “līh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
2Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “līh”

  • Leichenhaus
  • Karteileiche
  • Leichenverbrennung
  • Leichenschänder
  • Leichenstein
  • Leichentuch
  • leichenblass
  • Leichenhalle
  • Moorleiche
  • Leichenwagen
  • Leiche
  • lihamo
  • līch
  • līche
  • Läich
  • läichen
  • Lich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →