Where does “liksäck” come from?

liksäck (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.

liksäck (Swedish): a body bag

Definitions

  1. a body bag

Ancestry of “liksäck”, step by step

liksäck 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 säck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäcksack; a bag
2Old Norsesekkrsack, big bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →