Where does “chestnutlike” come from?
chestnutlike (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.
chestnutlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut
Ancestry of “chestnutlike”, step by step
chestnutlike 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 chestnut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chestnut | A tree or shrub of the genus "Castanea"; The nut... |
| 2 | English | chesten | A chestnut; A chestnut-tree |
| 3 | Middle English | chesteyne | A chestnut tree; A chestnut; the nut of the... |
| 4 | Old French | chastaigne | chestnut |
| 5 | Old English | ċisten | chestnut |
| 6 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |