Where does “lihamo” come from?

lihamo (Old High German) comes from Old High German hamo, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

lihamo (Old High German): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “lihamo”, step by step

lihamo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hamo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhamowrap
2Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
3Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Old High German līh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīhbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamō →