Where does “mushroomlike” come from?
mushroomlike (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.
mushroomlike (English): Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
Definitions
- Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
Ancestry of “mushroomlike”, step by step
mushroomlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
via English mushroom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mushroom | Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi... |
| 2 | Middle English | muscheron | mushroom |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | musherum | — |
| 4 | Old French | moisseron | — |
| 5 | Old French | mosse | moss |
| 6 | Frankish | mosa | moss |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | musą | moss, bog |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |