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