Where does “líkhamr” come from?
líkhamr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
líkhamr (Old Norse): body
Ancestry of “líkhamr”, step by step
líkhamr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse lík
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 2 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Old Norse hamr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hamr | skin, slough hleypa hǫmum ― to cast the slough;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
Words derived from “líkhamr”