Where does “farmerlike” come from?
farmerlike (English) comes from English Farmer, from Middle English fermor, from Old English feormere, from Old English feormian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
farmerlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a farmer
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a farmer
Ancestry of “farmerlike”, step by step
farmerlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Farmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Farmer | the Soviet MiG 19 aircraft |
| 2 | Middle English | fermor | — |
| 3 | Old English | feormere | one who supplies with food, purveyor, grocer,... |
| 4 | Old English | feormian | to cleanse, scour, furbish; to entertain,... |
| 5 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |