Etymology

bladelike

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Today it means: Resembling a blade Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English blade
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bladą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*blad
  4. Old Englishblæd
  5. Middle Englishblad
  6. Middle Englishblade
  7. Englishblade
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todaybladelike

From blade + -like.

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