Where does “unchristlikeness” come from?
unchristlikeness (English) comes from English unchristlike, from English Christlike, from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
unchristlikeness (English): The state or condition of being unchristlike
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unchristlike
Ancestry of “unchristlikeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unchristlike | Not Christlike |
| 2 | English | Christlike | Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works |
| 3 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 4 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 6 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 8 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |