Where does “feudlike” come from?
feudlike (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.
feudlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a feud
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a feud
Ancestry of “feudlike”, step by step
feudlike 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 feud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feud | A state of long-standing mutual hostility; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | fede | A severe hate or antipathy |
| 3 | Old French | faide | the right of the family or friends of a murdered... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | faida | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | faihiþu | enmity, hostility; feud |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |