Where does “Gestapolike” come from?
Gestapolike (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.
Gestapolike (English): Resembling the Gestapo or some aspect of it,...
Definitions
- Resembling the Gestapo or some aspect of it,...
Ancestry of “Gestapolike”, step by step
Gestapolike 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 Gestapo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gestapo | The secret police of Nazi Germany |
| 2 | German | Gestapo | Nazi secret police |
| 3 | German | Geheime Staatspolizei | secret state police |