Etymology

garagelike

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Today it means: Resembling a garage. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wer-
  2. Proto-Germanic*warōną
  3. Frankish*warōn
  4. Proto-Germanic*warōną
  5. Old Norsevara
  6. Old Frenchgarer
  7. Middle Frenchgarrer
  8. Frenchgarer
  9. Frenchgarage
  10. Englishgarage
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todaygaragelike

From garage + -like.

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