Where does “sawtoothlike” come from?
sawtoothlike (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.
sawtoothlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a sawtooth
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a sawtooth
Ancestry of “sawtoothlike”, step by step
sawtoothlike 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 sawtooth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sawtooth | A cutting bit of a saw; A sawtooth wave; Any of... |
| 2 | English | saw | A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard... |
| 3 | Middle English | sawe | Alternative form of sauf |
| 4 | Old English | saga | saw; saying; statement; story, tale; narrative |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sagā | story |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |