Etymology

cumlike

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Today it means: resembling cum (semen). Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémt
  3. Proto-Germanic*kwemaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kweman
  5. Old Englishcuman
  6. Middle Englishcomen
  7. Englishcome
  8. Englishcum
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todaycumlike

From cum + -like.

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