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

līkahamô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hamô

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

via Proto-Germanic līką

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

Words derived from “līkahamô”

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