Where does “likkista” come from?

likkista (Swedish) comes from Swedish lik, from Old Swedish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

likkista (Swedish): a coffin, a casket (for a body)

Definitions

  1. a coffin, a casket (for a body)

Ancestry of “likkista”, step by step

likkista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishliklike, similar to; like; corpse
2Old Swedishlīkshape, semblance, appearance
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Swedish kista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkistabox, chest; casket, coffin; stomach
2Old Norsekistaa chest; a coffin
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →