Etymology

ratlike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a rat, whether physically or (in behavioral terms) cunning, disloyal, or cowardly. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English rat
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  1. Englishrat
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayratlike

From rat + -like.

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