Where does “flipperlike” come from?
flipperlike (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.
flipperlike (English): Resembling a flipper
Definitions
- Resembling a flipper
Ancestry of “flipperlike”, step by step
flipperlike 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 flipper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flipper | In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat... |
| 2 | English | Flip | A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino... |
| 3 | English | fillip | The action of holding the tip of a finger against... |
| 4 | Middle English | filippen | to make a signal or sound with thumb and right... |
| 5 | Middle English | flappen | to flap, clap, slap, strike |