Where does “meshlike” come from?

meshlike (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.

meshlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a mesh

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a mesh

Ancestry of “meshlike”, step by step

meshlike 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 mesh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeshA structure made of connected strands of metal,...
2Middle Englishmesche
3Old Englishmāscmash; mixture, mash
4Proto-West Germanic*maskāmesh, net
5Proto-Germanicmaskwǭloop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgo-netting, mesh, knot, loop
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmezgʷ-to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-