Where does “suchlike” come from?
Suchlike derives from Middle English swilc, Old English swilc, Proto-Germanic galīkaz combining ga- with līg-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm and līg-, meaning resembling or of that kind.
suchlike (English): Of the same or similar kind; Other things of the...
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- Of the same or similar kind; Other things of the...
Ancestry of “suchlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |