Where does “unlikeableness” come from?
unlikeableness (English) comes from English unlikeable, from English likeable, 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.
unlikeableness (English): The quality of being unlikeable
Definitions
- The quality of being unlikeable
Ancestry of “unlikeableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unlikeable | Alternative spelling of unlikable |
| 2 | English | likeable | Alternative spelling of likable |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |