Where does “palletlike” come from?

palletlike (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.

palletlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a pallet

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pallet

Ancestry of “palletlike”, step by step

palletlike 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 pallet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalletA portable platform, usually designed to be...
2Middle EnglishpaletAlternative form of palate
3Anglo-Normanpalete
4Old Norsepallr
5Middle Low Germanpalle
6Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
7Proto-Italicpākslos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-