Where does “geyserlike” come from?
geyserlike (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.
geyserlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a geyser
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a geyser
Ancestry of “geyserlike”, step by step
geyserlike 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 geyser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geyser | A boiling natural spring which throws forth at... |
| 2 | Icelandic | Geysir | Gusher |
| 3 | Icelandic | geysa | to gush; to rush |
| 4 | Old Norse | geysa | to gush |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gausijaną | to make erupt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |