Where does “unnymphlike” come from?
unnymphlike (English) comes from English nymphlike, 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.
unnymphlike (English): Not nymphlike
Definitions
- Not nymphlike
Ancestry of “unnymphlike”, step by step
unnymphlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nymphlike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nymphlike | Resembling a nymph |
| 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 |