Where does “padlike” come from?

padlike (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.

padlike (English): Like a pad; having characteristics of a pad;...

Definitions

  1. Like a pad; having characteristics of a pad;...

Ancestry of “padlike”, step by step

padlike 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 pad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpadA flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie...
2Dutchpadpath; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts...
3Middle Dutchpat
4Old Dutchpath
5Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
6Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
7Proto-IranianpántaHh
8Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan