Where does “tinkerlike” come from?
tinkerlike (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.
tinkerlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a tinker
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a tinker
Ancestry of “tinkerlike”, step by step
tinkerlike 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 tinker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tinker | An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household... |
| 2 | Middle English | tynkere | tinker itinerant repairer of metal kitchenware |
| 3 | Old English | tincere | a worker of tin |
| 4 | Old English | tin | tin |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tin | tin metal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |