Where does “deerlijk” come from?
deerlijk (Dutch) comes from English deerlike, from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
deerlijk (Dutch): hurting, painful
Definitions
- hurting, painful
Ancestry of “deerlijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deerlike | Resembling a deer or some aspect of one |
| 2 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 3 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 5 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 7 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |