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Where does “līkahamô” come from?

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

līkahamô (Proto-Germanic): the human body; bodily frame; corpse

Definitions

  1. the human body; bodily frame; corpse

Ancestry of “līkahamô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “līkahamô”

  • Fronleichnam
  • Leichnam
  • lichaamsdeel
  • lichaam
  • lichamelijk
  • hemellichaam
  • lichaamsvocht
  • lichaamswarmte
  • lichaamstemperatuur
  • lichaamstaal
  • lichaamshouding
  • lichaamsbeweging
  • himmellegeme
  • blodlegeme
  • legeme
  • legemlig
  • fremmedlegeme
  • lekam
  • himmellekam
  • blodlegeme
  • fremmedlegeme
  • legeme
  • himmellegeme
  • líkamlegur
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