Where does “gruntlike” come from?

gruntlike (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.

gruntlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a grunt

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a grunt

Ancestry of “gruntlike”, step by step

gruntlike 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 grunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgruntA short snorting sound, often to show...
2Middle EnglishgruntenTo grunt or groan as or like an animal; to make...
3Old Englishgrunnettanto grunt
4Proto-West Germanic*grunnattjanto grunt
5Proto-GermanicgrunnatjanąTo grunt
6Proto-Germanicgrunnōnąto grunt
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrun-to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-