Where does “fritterlike” come from?
fritterlike (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.
fritterlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a fritter
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a fritter
Ancestry of “fritterlike”, step by step
fritterlike 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 fritter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fritter | A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fryture | fritter deep fried batter dish |
| 3 | Middle French | friture | — |
| 4 | Old French | friture | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | frictura | nominative feminine singular of frīctūrus;... |
| 6 | Latin | frīctus | roasted, fried |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |