English

-like

/-laɪk/
Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).

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    Origin

    From Middle English -like, -lik, from Middle English like, lik (“same, similar, alike”), from Old English ġelīc and Old Norse líkr (“same, similar, alike”). Reinforced by like (preposition). Doublet of -ly. Compare also Dutch -lijk (“-ly, -like”).

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    • inheritedMiddle English-like
      • inheritedOld English-līċ
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*-līk
    • rootProto-Indo-European*leyg- “to jump, spring, play”

    Related: English -ly (doublet), Dutch -lijk

    Words built on it: easy-like

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