Where does “ploverlike” come from?
ploverlike (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.
ploverlike (English): Resembling a plover or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a plover or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “ploverlike”, step by step
ploverlike 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 plover
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plover | Any of various wading birds of the family... |
| 2 | Old French | plover | Alternative form of plovoir |
| 3 | Old French | plovier | plover |
| 4 | Latin | pluviārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | pluvia | rain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | pluvius | rainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a... |
| 7 | Latin | pluit | It rains; it is raining |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plowō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléweti | — |