Where does β€œraylike” come from?

raylike (English) comes from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrΔ“dō, from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒ, from Proto-Germanic garaidaz β€” resin.

raylike (English): Resembling a ray or some aspect of one

Definitions

  1. Resembling a ray or some aspect of one

Ancestry of β€œraylike”, step by step

raylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ray

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRayalso used as a formal given name
2Middle Englishrayenβ€”
3EnglisharrayClothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out...
4Middle Englisharrayenβ€”
5Anglo-Normanarraierβ€”
6LatinarrΔ“dōTo advise
7GothicπŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒappointed, ordained
8Proto-Germanicgaraidazready, arranged, prepared
9Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±Γ³mbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±eDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkytβ€”
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankutiβ€”
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchlukeβ€”
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old DutchlΕ«canto close, shut
7Proto-West GermaniclΕ«kanto close, to shut
8Proto-GermaniclΕ«kanΔ…to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukanΔ…
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewΗ΅-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz β†’