Where does “unswanlike” come from?
unswanlike (English) comes from English swanlike, from English -like, from Middle English -like, from Middle English -liche, from Old English -līc, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
unswanlike (English): Not swanlike
Definitions
- Not swanlike
Ancestry of “unswanlike”, step by step
unswanlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swanlike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swanlike | Similar to a swan or a characteristic of it,... |
| 2 | English | -like | Having some of the characteristics of |
| 3 | Middle English | -like | Alternative form of -liche |
| 4 | Middle English | -liche | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 5 | Old English | -līc | adjective-forming suffix meaning 'like' or 'relating to |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |