Where does “yachtsmanlike” come from?
yachtsmanlike (English) comes from English yachtsman, from English yacht, from Dutch jacht, from Middle Dutch jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
yachtsmanlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a yachtsman
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a yachtsman
Ancestry of “yachtsmanlike”, step by step
yachtsmanlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yachtsman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yachtsman | A man who sails a yacht |
| 2 | English | yacht | A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips... |
| 3 | Dutch | jacht | hunt, hunting; yacht |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | jacht | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | jagot | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |