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
Definitions
- body
Ancestry of “līhhamo”, step by step
līhhamo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic līkahamô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Proto-West Germanic *līkahamō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *līkahamō | (human) body, trunk |