Where does “erdvėlaikis” come from?
erdvėlaikis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian laikas, 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 — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
erdvėlaikis (Lithuanian): spacetime
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Ancestry of “erdvėlaikis”, step by step
erdvėlaikis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian laikas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | laikas | time; time, term, period; times, era, period |
| 2 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 3 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 5 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 7 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |