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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ALIKE. Etymology of the word
ALIKE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ALIKE,
similar. (E.) M.E. alike, alyke, adj. and
adv. 'Alyke or euynlyke, equalis; alyke, or lyke yn
lykenes, similis;' Prompt. Parv. p. 10. Also olike,
Gen. and Exodus, ed. Morris, l. 2024. α. The forms alike,
olike, are
short for anlike, onlike; the adverbial form retains the final e, but the adj.
is properly without it. β. The adj. form anlik is also written
anlich, as in 'thet is him anlich' = that is like him; Ayenbite of Inwyt, p.
186. γ. The prefix is therefore a- or o-, short for
an- or on-, and
corresponding to A.S. on-.—A.S. onlíc, adj. like, Grein, ii.
348; also written anlíc, Grein, i. 8.—A.S. on, prep. on, upon; and
líc,
like. ¶
The fullest form appears in the Gothic adv. analeiko, in like
manner. See Like, and
On.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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