Etymology

beamlike

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Today it means: Having the form of a beam Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English beam
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  1. Proto-Germanic*bagmaz?
  2. Proto-West Germanic*baum
  3. Old Englishbēam
  4. Middle Englishbem
  5. Englishbeam
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todaybeamlike

From beam + -like.

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