Where does “doelike” come from?
doelike (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.
doelike (English): Resembling a doe or some aspect of one;...
Definitions
- Resembling a doe or some aspect of one;...
Ancestry of “doelike”, step by step
doelike 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 doe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doe | A female deer; also used of similar animals such... |
| 2 | Old French | d’ | — |
| 3 | Old French | eü | Alternative form of eu |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | habutus | perfect participle of habeō |
| 5 | Latin | habitus | retained, maintained, having been maintained;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |