Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līką

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *līg- (“image, likeness; similar, like”). Cognate with Lithuanian lýgus (“equal, level, flat, even, like”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliː.kɑ̃/

Noun

*līką n

body
corpse, dead body

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *līką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*līką	*līkō
vocative	*līką	*līkō
accusative	*līką	*līkō
genitive	līkas, līkis	*līkǫ̂
dative	*līkai	*līkamaz
instrumental	*līkō	*līkamiz

Related terms

*-līkaz

Descendants

Old English: līc, līċ
- Middle English: like, lich
  - Scots: lyke
  - English: lich
Old Frisian: līk
- Saterland Frisian: Lieke
- West Frisian: lyk
Old Saxon: līk
- Middle Low German: lîk, lîch
  - German Low German: Liek
  - Plautdietsch: Leich, Leiche
Old Dutch: *līk
- Middle Dutch: lijc
  - Dutch: lijk
    - Afrikaans: lyk
Old High German: līh
- Middle High German: leich
  - Central Franconian: Lich
  - German: Leiche
  - Luxembourgish: Läich
Old Norse: lík
- Icelandic: lík
- Faroese: lík
- Norn: lik
- Norwegian: lik
- Old Swedish: līk
  - Swedish: lik
- Old Danish: līk
  - Danish: lig
- Scanian: læj
- Gutnish: leik
Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 (leik)