Where does “stublike” come from?
stublike (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.
stublike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a stub; stubby
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a stub; stubby
Ancestry of “stublike”, step by step
stublike 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 stub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stub | Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as... |
| 2 | Middle English | stubbe | tree stump; pointed stick, stake, thorn, stub,... |
| 3 | Old English | stybb | stump of a tree; stub |
| 4 | Old English | stubb | Alternative form of stybb; tree stump |
| 5 | Old Norse | stubbr | a tree stump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stubbaz | stump; stub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |