Where does “chimelike” come from?
chimelike (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.
chimelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a chime
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a chime
Ancestry of “chimelike”, step by step
chimelike 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 chime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chime | A musical instrument producing a sound when... |
| 2 | Middle English | chymbe | A cymbal concave metal plate as a musical instrument |
| 3 | Middle English | chimbelle | — |
| 4 | Old English | ċimbala | — |
| 5 | Latin | cymbalum | cymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κύμβαλον | cymbal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κύμβη | Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym... |