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
- Resembling or characteristic of a grunt
Ancestry of “gruntlike”, step by step
gruntlike 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 grunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grunt | A short snorting sound, often to show... |
| 2 | Middle English | grunten | To grunt or groan as or like an animal; to make... |
| 3 | Old English | grunnettan | to grunt |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *grunnattjan | to grunt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunnatjaną | To grunt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grunnōną | to grunt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrun- | to shout |