Where does “unlikably” come from?
unlikably (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.
unlikably (English): In an unlikable manner
Definitions
- In an unlikable manner
Ancestry of “unlikably”, step by step
unlikably 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 |