Where does “spoollike” come from?
spoollike (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.
spoollike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a spool
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a spool
Ancestry of “spoollike”, step by step
spoollike 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 spool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spool | A reel; a device around which thread, wire or... |
| 2 | English | spā | A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring |
| 3 | English | spastic | Of, relating to, or affected by spasm; Of or... |
| 4 | Latin | spasticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπαστικός | drawing in, absorbing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |