Where does “kerblike” come from?
kerblike (English) comes from English kerb, from English curb, from French courbe, from Latin curbus, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
kerblike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a kerb edge of roadway
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a kerb edge of roadway
Ancestry of “kerblike”, step by step
kerblike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kerb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kerb | The edge between the pavement and the roadway,... |
| 2 | English | curb | A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a... |
| 3 | French | courbe | curve; curved; bent |
| 4 | Latin | curbus | — |
| 5 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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 |