Where does “popcornlike” come from?
popcornlike (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.
popcornlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of popcorn
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of popcorn
Ancestry of “popcornlike”, step by step
popcornlike 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 popcorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | popcorn | A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped... |
| 2 | English | corn | The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | corn | Any plant that bears grain, especially wheat; a... |
| 4 | Old English | corn | corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |