Etymology

lutelike

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Today it means: Resembling a lute in form or sound Full definition →

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

  1. Englishlute
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaylutelike

From lute + -like.

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