Where does “donutlike” come from?
donutlike (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.
donutlike (English): Resembling a donut
Definitions
- Resembling a donut
Ancestry of “donutlike”, step by step
donutlike 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 donut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | donut | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly... |
| 2 | English | doughnut | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly... |
| 3 | English | dough | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour... |
| 4 | Middle English | dow | Alternative form of dogh |
| 5 | Old English | dāg | dough |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |