Where does “lík” come from?

lík (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lík (Old Norse): leechline; body; leech

Definitions

  1. leechline; body; leech

Ancestry of “lík”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlīk—
2Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lík”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →