Where does “booblike” come from?
booblike (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.
booblike (English): Synonym of breastlike
Definitions
- Synonym of breastlike
Ancestry of “booblike”, step by step
booblike 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 boob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boob | Idiot, fool; Idiotic, foolish; To behave... |
| 2 | English | booby | A stupid person; Any of various large tropical... |
| 3 | English | bubby | A woman's breast; bub; bubba; Alternative... |
| 4 | English | brother | Son of the same parents as another person; A male... |
| 5 | Middle English | brother | A brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling |
| 6 | Old English | brōþor | brother |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | brōþer | brother |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brōþēr | brother |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |