Where does “toddlerlike” come from?
toddlerlike (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.
toddlerlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a toddler
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a toddler
Ancestry of “toddlerlike”, step by step
toddlerlike 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 toddler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toddler | A young child who has started walking but not... |
| 2 | English | toddle | To walk unsteadily, as a small child does; To... |
| 3 | English | totter | To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly;... |
| 4 | Middle English | totren | — |
| 5 | Middle English | tolteren | — |
| 6 | Old English | tealtrian | to shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taltrōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | taltōną | to sway, dangle, hesitate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |