Where does “kitelike” come from?

kitelike (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.

kitelike (English): Resembling a kite or some aspect of one

Definitions

  1. Resembling a kite or some aspect of one

Ancestry of “kitelike”, step by step

kitelike 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 kite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkiteA bird of prey of the family Accipitridae; A...
2Middle EnglishkyteA kite
3Middle EnglishkiteAlternative form of kyte
4Middle EnglishketeAlternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to...
5Old Englishcȳtakite, bittern; kite; bittern
6Proto-Germanickūtijôkite
7Latviankūtto hit, to strike
8Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan