Where does “palsylike” come from?
palsylike (English) comes from English palsy, from Swedish päls, from Finnish palsa, from Finnish palttoo, from Russian пальто́, from French paletot, from Spanish paletoque, from Latin palla — to fear.
palsylike (English): Resembling a palsy or some aspect of one,...
Definitions
- Resembling a palsy or some aspect of one,...
Ancestry of “palsylike”, step by step
palsylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English palsy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palsy | Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body... |
| 2 | Swedish | päls | fur, coat; fur coat |
| 3 | Finnish | palsa | palsa; long overcoat |
| 4 | Finnish | palttoo | A long overcoat |
| 5 | Russian | пальто́ | overcoat, greatcoat, carrick |
| 6 | French | paletot | jacket |
| 7 | Spanish | paletoque | mantlet, short cape |
| 8 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 9 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 10 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 11 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 12 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 13 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 14 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
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 |