Where does “líkhami” come from?

líkhami (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic līkahamô, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

líkhami (Old Norse): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “líkhami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclīkahamôthe human body; bodily frame; corpse
2Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “líkhami”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkahamô →