Etymology

holelike

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

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

  1. Proto-Germanic*hulaz
  2. Proto-Germanic*hulą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hol
  4. Old Englishhol
  5. Middle Englishhole
  6. Englishhole
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. English todayholelike

From hole + -like.

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