Where does “mulletlike” come from?

mulletlike (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.

mulletlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a mullet;...

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a mullet;...

Ancestry of “mulletlike”, step by step

mulletlike 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 mullet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmulletA fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes)
2Middle Englishmolet
3Old Frenchmuletmullet
4Latinmullusmullet
5Ancient GreekμύλλοςA kind of fish brought salted from the Black Sea;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-