Where does “lik” come from?

lik (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lik (Old Saxon): dead body, corpse; torso

Definitions

  1. dead body, corpse; torso

Ancestry of “lik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
2Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →