Where does “groovelike” come from?
groovelike (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.
groovelike (English): Resembling a groove or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a groove or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “groovelike”, step by step
groovelike 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 groove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groove | A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such... |
| 2 | Middle English | grov | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | groeve | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gruova | hole, ditch, pit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grōbu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grōbō | hole, ditch, pit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |