Where does “horseradishlike” come from?
horseradishlike (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.
horseradishlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of horseradish
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of horseradish
Ancestry of “horseradishlike”, step by step
horseradishlike 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 horseradish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horseradish | A plant of the mustard family, "Armoracia... |
| 2 | English | radish | A plant of the Brassicaceae family, "Raphanus... |
| 3 | Middle English | radiche | Radish |
| 4 | Old English | redic | — |
| 5 | Latin | radice | ablative singular of rādīx |
| 6 | Latin | radix | A root; A radish; The lower part of an object;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wrād-ī- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |