Where does “unguestlike” come from?
unguestlike (English) comes from English guestlike, 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 — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
unguestlike (English): Not guestlike; in a manner not becoming to a...
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- Not guestlike; in a manner not becoming to a...
Ancestry of “unguestlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | guestlike | Resembling or characteristic of a guest |
| 2 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 3 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 5 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 7 | Old Dutch | lūcan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |