Where does “spinachlike” come from?
spinachlike (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.
spinachlike (English): Resembling spinach
Definitions
- Resembling spinach
Ancestry of “spinachlike”, step by step
spinachlike 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 spinach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spinach | A particular edible plant, "Spinacia oleracea",... |
| 2 | Middle English | spinach | spinach |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | spinache | Alternative form of espinoche |
| 4 | Old French | espinoche | spinach |
| 5 | Old Occitan | espinarc | — |
| 6 | Arabic | إِسْفَانَاخ | — |
| 7 | Persian | اسپناخ | Alternative form of اسفناج; spinach |