Where does “crouplike” come from?
crouplike (English) comes from English croup, from Middle English croupe, from Old French croupe, from Frankish kruppa, from Polish Krupa, from Proto-Slavic krupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European krowp-eh₂ — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
crouplike (English): Resembling croup or some aspect of it; as with a crouplike cough (sounding like the typical cough of croup) or a crouplike illness (having a clinical picture and a clinical course similar to those of croup)
Definitions
- Resembling croup or some aspect of it; as with a crouplike cough (sounding like the typical cough of croup) or a crouplike illness (having a clinical picture and a clinical course similar to those of croup)
Ancestry of “crouplike”, step by step
crouplike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English croup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | croup | The top of the rump of a horse or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | croupe | The hindquarters or rear, usually of an animal |
| 3 | Old French | croupe | rump, body |
| 4 | Frankish | kruppa | — |
| 5 | Polish | Krupa | groats |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | krupa | grainy substance, groats, hail |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kraupāˀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krowp-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
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 |