Where does “torlike” come from?

torlike (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.

torlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a tor

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tor

Ancestry of “torlike”, step by step

torlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English Tor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishToran implementation of second-generation onion routing
2Middle Englishtor
3Old Englishtorrtower
4LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
5Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
6Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-
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