Where does “Beatles-like” come from?
Beatles-like (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
Beatles-like (English): Resembling or characteristic of the Beatles
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the Beatles
Ancestry of “Beatles-like”, step by step
Beatles-like traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
via English Beatles
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beatles | plural of Beatle |
| 2 | English | beat | A stroke; a blow; A pulsation or throb; A pulse... |
| 3 | Middle English | beten | To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit |
| 4 | Old English | bēatan | to thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |