Where does “laikrodininkas” come from?
laikrodininkas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian laikrodis, from Lithuanian laikas, from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
laikrodininkas (Lithuanian): clockmaker, watchmaker, horologist
Definitions
- clockmaker, watchmaker, horologist
Ancestry of “laikrodininkas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | laikrodis | clock, watch |
| 2 | Lithuanian | laikas | time; time, term, period; times, era, period |
| 3 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 4 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 6 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 8 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |