Where does “unkinglike” come from?
unkinglike (English) comes from English kinglike, 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.
unkinglike (English): Not kinglike
Definitions
- Not kinglike
Ancestry of “unkinglike”, step by step
unkinglike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kinglike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kinglike | Resembling a king or some aspect of one |
| 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 | to close, shut |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |