Where does “idlike” come from?
idlike (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.
idlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of the psychological...
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the psychological...
Ancestry of “idlike”, step by step
idlike 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 ID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ID | Initialism of identification or identity... |
| 2 | Hindi | ईद | Eid |
| 3 | Persian | عید | feast, feast day; celebration; holiday |
| 4 | Arabic | عِيد | holiday, carnival; feast, festival; holiday,... |
| 5 | Arabic | محمد | commendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy;... |
| 6 | Arabic | حَمَّدَ | to praise, commend, laud; to praise, commend,... |
| 7 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |