Where does “cronelike” come from?
cronelike (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.
cronelike (English): Like a crone; old and withered
Definitions
- Like a crone; old and withered
Ancestry of “cronelike”, step by step
cronelike 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 crone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crone | An old woman; An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman;... |
| 2 | Middle English | crone | Alternative form of crane |
| 3 | Middle English | crane | crane; cranium |
| 4 | Old French | cran | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cranium | skull |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |