Where does “floodlike” come from?
floodlike (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.
floodlike (English): Resembling a flood or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a flood or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “floodlike”, step by step
floodlike 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 flood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flood | A overflow of water from a lake or other body of... |
| 2 | Middle English | flod | A waterbody or water in general; A flood; a... |
| 3 | Old English | flōd | river, flood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |