Where does “galleylike” come from?

galleylike (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.

galleylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a galley

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a galley

Ancestry of “galleylike”, step by step

galleylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English galley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalleyA long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars,...
2Middle Englishgaleie
3Old Frenchgalee
4Latingaleaa helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative...
5Ancient Greekγαλέηname given to various animals of the Mustelidae...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
7Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
8Ancient Greekγλίαglue
9Proto-Indo-European*gley-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan