Where does “lyk” come from?

lyk (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lyk (West Frisian): dead body, cadaver; fair, just; innocent

Definitions

  1. dead body, cadaver; fair, just; innocent

Ancestry of “lyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlīk—
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →