Where does “sirenlike” come from?
sirenlike (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.
sirenlike (English): Like a siren
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- Like a siren
Ancestry of “sirenlike”, step by step
sirenlike 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 Siren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Siren | surrounding the village of the same name |
| 2 | Middle English | siren | — |
| 3 | Old French | sereine | — |
| 4 | Latin | sirēna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sīrēn | a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σειρήν | Siren; Siren from Greek mythology |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σειρά | cord, rope |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |