lijk.
the dead but otherwise (mostly) intact body, particularly of a human but sometimes used of animals
Meaning & usage
the dead but otherwise (mostly) intact body, particularly of a human but sometimes used of animals
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līką Proto-West Germanic *līk Old Dutch līk Middle Dutch lijc Dutch lijk Inherited from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.
like
Where this word comes from
Equivalent to the second element of gelijk (“like, similar”). Cognate to English like.
leech
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch *līk, from Proto-West Germanic *līk. Cognate to English leech.
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