Where does “pastrylike” come from?
pastrylike (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.
pastrylike (English): Resembling pastry or some aspect of it
Definitions
- Resembling pastry or some aspect of it
Ancestry of “pastrylike”, step by step
pastrylike 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 pastry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastry | A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes... |
| 2 | English | paste | A soft moist mixture, in particular; A substance... |
| 3 | Middle English | paste | dough for the making of bread or pastry |
| 4 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 5 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |