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
- Similar to Yiddish
Ancestry of “Yiddish-like”, step by step
Yiddish-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 Yiddish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Yiddish | Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language; Jewish;... |
| 2 | Yiddish | ייִדיש | Jewish; Yiddish |
| 3 | Yiddish | ייִד | a Jew |
| 4 | Middle High German | jüde | a Jew |
| 5 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 6 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 9 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |