Where does “unsalmonlike” come from?
unsalmonlike (English) comes from English salmonlike, 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.
unsalmonlike (English): Not salmonlike
Definitions
- Not salmonlike
Ancestry of “unsalmonlike”, step by step
unsalmonlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English salmonlike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salmonlike | Resembling salmon or some aspect of it |
| 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 |