Etymology

squirrellike

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Today it means: Similar to or characteristic of a squirrel. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishsquirrel
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaysquirrellike

From squirrel + -like.

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