Where does “stuntlike” come from?
stuntlike (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.
stuntlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a stunt
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a stunt
Ancestry of “stuntlike”, step by step
stuntlike 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 stunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stunt | A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the... |
| 2 | Middle English | stunt | Alternative form of stound: various spans of... |
| 3 | Middle English | stound | A while: a short span of time; Time, "especially"... |
| 4 | Old English | stund | time, while; a period of time, an hour;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | period of time, hour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |