Where does “customerlike” come from?
customerlike (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.
customerlike (English): Resembling a customer
Definitions
- Resembling a customer
Ancestry of “customerlike”, step by step
customerlike 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 customer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | customer | A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives... |
| 2 | Middle English | custumer | A customs officer; a collector of import or export duties |
| 3 | Old French | coustumier | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | custumarius | a toll-gatherer, tax-collector; pertaining to... |
| 5 | Latin | custuma | custom, tax |