Where does “cranelike” come from?
cranelike (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.
cranelike (English): Resembling a crane or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a crane or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “cranelike”, step by step
cranelike 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 crane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crane | Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with... |
| 2 | Middle English | crane | crane; cranium |
| 3 | Old French | cran | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cranium | skull |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |