-like
English
suffix
Definitions
- Having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English -like, like (pleasure, will, like) derived from Old English ġelīc (similar, like, likely, alike, suitable, equal) derived from Old Norse líkr (same, alike, similar).
Origin
Old Norse
líkr
Gloss
same, alike, similar
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -lijk Dutch, Flemish
- eigenlijk Dutch, Flemish
- verwonderlijk Dutch, Flemish
- *leyg- Proto-Indo-European
- lik Norwegian Bokmål
- *galīkaz Proto-Germanic
- lik Norwegian Nynorsk
- gelicnes Old English
- ġelīc Old English
- -like Middle English
- like Middle English
- liken Middle English
- ylike Middle English
- líkr Old Norse
- úlíkr Old Norse
- lig Danish
- líkur Icelandic
- -lijc Middle Dutch
- -lik Afrikaans
- líkur Faroese
- liker Old Swedish
- liker, līker Old Swedish