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Where does “lardlike” come from?

lardlike (English) comes from English lard, from Middle English lard, from Middle English lord, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

lardlike (English): Resembling lard

Definitions

  1. Resembling lard

Ancestry of “lardlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlardFat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as...
2Middle Englishlard—
3Middle Englishlordlord; Lord
4Old Englishhlāfordlord
5Old Englishhlāfweardlord, master, husband
6Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
7Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
8Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
9Proto-Germanicahazear
10Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
11Proto-Balticanśtas—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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