Where does “Yodalike” come from?
Yodalike (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.
Yodalike (English): Resembling Yoda from Star Wars
Definitions
- Resembling Yoda from Star Wars
Ancestry of “Yodalike”, step by step
Yodalike 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 Yoda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Yoda | A type of an odd or eccentric word order, as typified by Yoda in lines such as, "Into exile I must go. Failed I have." |
| 2 | Sanskrit | योद्धा | nominative singular of योद्धृ |
| 3 | Sanskrit | योद्धृ | a fighter, warrior, soldier |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyewdʰ- | moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |