Where does “torchlike” come from?
torchlike (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.
torchlike (English): Resembling a torch or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a torch or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “torchlike”, step by step
torchlike 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 torch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | torch | A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as... |
| 2 | French | torcher | to wipe with a cloth to remove dirt; to flare; to... |
| 3 | French | torche | torch; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Old French | torche | bundle; torch |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | torca | — |
| 6 | Latin | torquis | chaplet |
| 7 | Latin | torqueō | to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |