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lijk.

the dead but otherwise (mostly) intact body, particularly of a human but sometimes used of animals

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɛi̯k/
  1. the dead but otherwise (mostly) intact body, particularly of a human but sometimes used of animals

    neuter
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-.

adv/lɛi̯k/
  1. like

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to the second element of gelijk (“like, similar”). Cognate to English like.

noun/lɛi̯k/
  1. leech

    neuter
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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