Where does “liknöjd” come from?

liknöjd (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.

liknöjd (Swedish): indifferent, apathetic

Definitions

  1. indifferent, apathetic

Ancestry of “liknöjd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “liknöjd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →