Where does “strawberrylike” come from?
strawberrylike (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.
strawberrylike (English): Resembling a strawberry or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a strawberry or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “strawberrylike”, step by step
strawberrylike 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 strawberry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strawberry | The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain... |
| 2 | Middle English | strawbery | A strawberry |
| 3 | Old English | strēawberġe | strawberry |
| 4 | Old English | strēaw | straw |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strau | straw |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | strawą | straw |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |