Where does “sawdustlike” come from?
sawdustlike (English) comes from English sawdust, from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
sawdustlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of sawdust
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of sawdust
Ancestry of “sawdustlike”, step by step
sawdustlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sawdust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sawdust | The fine particles of wood created by sawing; To... |
| 2 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 3 | German | dust | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 5 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 6 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 7 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
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 |