English
lichway
From lich + way.
Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ‘to jump around, run around’
Proto-Germanic *līką ‘body’
Proto-West Germanic *līk ‘body’
Old English līċ
Middle English lich ‘a body’
English lich
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring’
Proto-Germanic *wegaz
Proto-West Germanic *weg ‘way’
Old English weġ
Middle English way
English way
Today it means
noun The path by which the dead are carried to the grave.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lichway