Where does “unlikableness” come from?
unlikableness (English) comes from English unlikable, from English likable, 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.
Ancestry of “unlikableness”, step by step
unlikableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unlikable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unlikable | Not likable |
| 2 | English | likable | Capable of being liked; Having qualities tending... |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |