Where does “laikraštis” come from?
laikraštis (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.
laikraštis (Lithuanian): newspaper (publication)
Definitions
- newspaper (publication)
Ancestry of “laikraštis”, step by step
laikraštis traces back through 3 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 |