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