Where does “Yiddish-like” come from?

Yiddish-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.

Yiddish-like (English): Similar to Yiddish

Definitions

  1. Similar to Yiddish

Ancestry of “Yiddish-like”, step by step

Yiddish-like 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 Yiddish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYiddishOf or pertaining to the Yiddish language; Jewish;...
2YiddishייִדישJewish; Yiddish
3Yiddishייִדa Jew
4Middle High Germanjüdea Jew
5Old High Germanjudo
6LatinIūdaeusJewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people
7Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
8Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
9HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan