Where does “hakelike” come from?

hakelike (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.

hakelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a hake

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a hake

Ancestry of “hakelike”, step by step

hakelike 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 hake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhakeA hook; a pot-hook; A kind of weapon; a pike; The...
2DutchHaaga hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
3Middle Dutchhāgehedge, bush
4Old Dutchhago—
5Proto-West Germanichagōenclosure, yard; pasture
6Proto-Germanic*hagô—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan →