Where does “vicelike” come from?
vicelike (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.
vicelike (English): Alternative spelling of viselike
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of viselike
Ancestry of “vicelike”, step by step
vicelike 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 vice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vice | A bad habit; Any of various crimes related to... |
| 2 | Middle English | vice | A fault or imperfection; a negative quality or... |
| 3 | Old French | vice | — |
| 4 | Latin | vitium | flaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-tio- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wei | guilt, vice, fault |