Where does “līhhamo” come from?
līhhamo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic līkahamô, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
līhhamo (Old High German): body
Ancestry of “līhhamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | līkahamô | the human body; bodily frame; corpse |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
Words derived from “līhhamo”