Where does “lajkować” come from?
lajkować (Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian lajk, from Swedish like, 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.
lajkować (Polish): to like
Definitions
- to like
Ancestry of “lajkować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | lajk | The act of showing support for, or approval of,... |
| 2 | Swedish | like | match |
| 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 |