Where does “trumpalaikis” come from?
trumpalaikis (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.
trumpalaikis (Lithuanian): ephemeral, short-term
Definitions
- ephemeral, short-term
Ancestry of “trumpalaikis”, step by step
trumpalaikis 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 |
via Lithuanian trum̃pas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | trum̃pas | short |