Etymology

dovelike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a dove. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewbʰ-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*dūbaną?
  3. Proto-Germanic*dūbǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*dūbā
  5. Old English*dūfe
  6. Middle Englishdouve
  7. Englishdove
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todaydovelike

From dove + -like.

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