lyche etymology

Middle English word lyche comes from Proto-Indo-European *leig-, Proto-Indo-European *leiĝ-, and later Proto-Germanic *līką (Body. Corpse, dead body.)

Detailed word origin of lyche

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*leig-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	to bounce, shake, tremble, jump, whirl
*leiĝ-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*līką	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	Body. Corpse, dead body.
lík	Old Norse (non)
leke	Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as lyche

Descendants of *leig-: -lac -lich accidently certeinly clanly cumly edlesienlīch faderlich falsly godliche houndli kyndeliche leiken leyken lichame louerdlich lyfly lyken pleynly scheomelich selfly wedlak wedlok wunderlice wurthlich
Descendants of *leiĝ-: drobli droflic eroþliche freelich frely gastliche habundauntly inly lik likame liken poverly sonderli sunneliche trewely verraily waterly