Etymology

workmanlike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a workman. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English workman
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  1. Proto-Germanic*werkamann-
  2. Proto-West Germanic*werkamann
  3. Old Englishweorcmann
  4. Middle Englishwerkman
  5. Englishworkman
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todayworkmanlike

From workman + -like.

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