Where does “Godzillalike” come from?

Godzillalike (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.

Godzillalike (English): Resembling or characteristic of Godzilla

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Godzilla

Ancestry of “Godzillalike”, step by step

Godzillalike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English Godzilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGodzillaAnything that is an extremely large or dramatic...
2JapaneseゴジラGodzilla
3Japaneseゴリラa gorilla
4EnglishgorillaThe largest of the apes, native to the forests of...
5Ancient GreekΓόριλλαιa tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-
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