Where does “urchinlike” come from?
urchinlike (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
urchinlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an urchin;...
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an urchin;...
Ancestry of “urchinlike”, step by step
urchinlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
via English urchin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | urchin | A mischievous child; A street urchin, a child who... |
| 2 | Middle English | yrchoun | hedgehog; sea urchin; echinoderm; A stuffed pig... |
| 3 | Old French | heriçun | hedgehog |
| 4 | Old French | eriz | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēricius | hedgehog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰḗr | hedgehog |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |