Where does “midgetlike” come from?

midgetlike (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.

midgetlike (English): Like a midget; dwarfish

Definitions

  1. Like a midget; dwarfish

Ancestry of “midgetlike”, step by step

midgetlike 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 midget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmidgetA little sandfly; Any small swarming insect...
2Englishmidgeany of various small two-winged flies, for...
3Middle Englishmydgemidge
4Old Englishmyċġgnat; midge, gnat; mosquito
5Proto-Germanicmugjōmidge, mosquito, gnat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan
midgetlike — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer