Where does “earthquakelike” come from?
earthquakelike (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.
earthquakelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an earthquake
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an earthquake
Ancestry of “earthquakelike”, step by step
earthquakelike 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 earthquake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | earthquake | A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic... |
| 2 | Middle English | erthequake | An earthquake shaking of the ground |
| 3 | Middle English | erthe | Earth; the world; The Earth's people or... |
| 4 | Old English | eorþe | ground; the planet Earth; dirt |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |