Where does “orchardlike” come from?
orchardlike (English) comes from English orchard, from Middle English orchard, from Old English orċeard, from Old English ġeard, from Old French guarde, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
orchardlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an orchard
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an orchard
Ancestry of “orchardlike”, step by step
orchardlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orchard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orchard | A garden or an area of land for the cultivation... |
| 2 | Middle English | orchard | — |
| 3 | Old English | orċeard | — |
| 4 | Old English | ġeard | garden, yard, fence, enclosure; yard, garden,... |
| 5 | Old French | guarde | protection; act of protecting; guard; inflection... |
| 6 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 7 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |