Where does “shacklike” come from?
shacklike (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.
shacklike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a shack
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a shack
Ancestry of “shacklike”, step by step
shacklike 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 shack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shack | A crude, roughly built hut or cabin; Any poorly... |
| 2 | Spanish | jacal | jacal; hut, hovel, shack |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | xahcalli | A jacal; a hut made with poles and thatch |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | calli | an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;... |
| 5 | Proto-Nahuan | *kal- | house |