Where does “bagpipelike” come from?
bagpipelike (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.
bagpipelike (English): Resembling a bagpipe, especially in shape or...
Definitions
- Resembling a bagpipe, especially in shape or...
Ancestry of “bagpipelike”, step by step
bagpipelike 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 bagpipe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bagpipe | singular of bagpipes; attributive form of... |
| 2 | Middle English | bagpipe | bagpipes |
| 3 | Middle English | pīpe | A pipe; a piece of tubing used as a channel (often for fluids) |
| 4 | Middle English | pipen | To use a pipe or similar musical instrument; to... |
| 5 | Old English | pīpian | to pipe |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | pīpan | to peep, to chirp, to squeak |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 8 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |