Etymology

thoughtlike

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Today it means: Resembling a thought. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  2. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*þanhtaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*þą̄ht
  5. Old Englishþōht
  6. Middle Englishthought
  7. Englishthought
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todaythoughtlike

From thought + -like.

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