Where does “daydreamlike” come from?
daydreamlike (English) comes from English daydream, from English dream, from Middle English drem, from Old Frisian drēma, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz — to support; to hold.
daydreamlike (English): Resembling a daydream or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a daydream or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “daydreamlike”, step by step
daydreamlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English daydream
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | daydream | A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts... |
| 2 | English | dream | Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping;... |
| 3 | Middle English | drem | music; voice, conversing; joy, mirthfulness |
| 4 | Old Frisian | drēma | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
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 |