Etymology

woodlike

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Today it means: Resembling wood, such as in color or texture Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English wood
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us
  6. Proto-Germanic*widuz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*widu
  8. Old Englishwidu
  9. Old Englishwudu
  10. Middle Englishwode
  11. Englishwood
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todaywoodlike

From wood + -like.

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