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
- dead body, cadaver; fair, just; innocent
Ancestry of “lyk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | līk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | līk | body |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |