Where does “meatlike” come from?

meatlike (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.

meatlike (English): Resembling meat or some aspect of it

Definitions

  1. Resembling meat or some aspect of it

Ancestry of “meatlike”, step by step

meatlike 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 meat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeatThe flesh of an animal used as food; A type of...
2Middle EnglishmeteFood, nourishment or comestibles; that which is...
3Middle Englishbake meteAny kind of cooked food which has a pastry...
4Middle EnglishbakenTo bake; to cook in an oven; usually used of...
5Old Englishbacanto bake
6Proto-West Germanicbakanto bake
7Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-