Etymology

sandwichlike

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Today it means: Having a structure similar to that of a sandwich (having two similar parallel planes with a different plane between them). Full definition →

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

  1. Englishsandwich
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaysandwichlike

From sandwich + -like.

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