Where does “bunlike” come from?
bunlike (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.
bunlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a bun
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a bun
Ancestry of “bunlike”, step by step
bunlike 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 bun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bun | A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | bunne | wheat cake, bun |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | bugne | bump on the head; fritter |
| 4 | Old French | bugne | — |
| 5 | Frankish | bungjo | little clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bungu | lump, clump |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bungô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |