Where does “larderlike” come from?
larderlike (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.
larderlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a larder
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a larder
Ancestry of “larderlike”, step by step
larderlike 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 larder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | larder | A cool room in a domestic house where food is... |
| 2 | Middle English | larder | A stock of meat originally cured pork |
| 3 | Old French | lardier | — |
| 4 | Latin | lardarium | — |
| 5 | Latin | laridum | lard, fat from pork or bacon |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαρινός | fatted, fat |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱρός | tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty |