Where does “stolelike” come from?

stolelike (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.

stolelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a stole garment

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a stole garment

Ancestry of “stolelike”, step by step

stolelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English stole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstolesimple past tense of steal; past participle of...
2Old Englishstole
3Latinstolastola, a long gown or dress worn by women as a...
4Ancient Greekστολήequipment; robe
5Ancient GreekστέλλωI make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I...
6Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
7Proto-Hellenic*-os
8Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan
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