Where does “eveninglike” come from?

eveninglike (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.

eveninglike (English): Resembling or characteristic of evening

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of evening

Ancestry of “eveninglike”, step by step

eveninglike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English evening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheveningThe time of the day between dusk and night, when...
2Middle Englishevening
3Old Englishǣfnung
4Old Englishǣfnian
5Old Englishǣfenevening
6Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
7Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan