Where does “vowellike” come from?
vowellike (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.
vowellike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a vowel
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a vowel
Ancestry of “vowellike”, step by step
vowellike 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 vowel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vowel | A sound produced by the vocal cords with... |
| 2 | Old French | vouel | Alternative form of voyeul |
| 3 | Old French | voyeul | vowel |
| 4 | Latin | vōcālis | uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal |
| 5 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |