lík

Faroese

/lʊiːjk/

noun

Definitions

dead body, corpse

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse lík (leech, body, leechline) inherited from Proto-Germanic *līką (bolt-rope, corpse, body) derived from Proto-Indo-European *līg-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*līg-

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*leyg- Proto-Indo-European
*līg- Proto-Indo-European
*līką Proto-Germanic
lic Old English
lík Old Norse
líkamr Old Norse
líkhamr Old Norse
*lice Proto-Slavic
lík Icelandic
lih Old High German
līh Old High German
𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 Gothic
*līk gmw-pro
lik Old Swedish
līk Old Frisian