chafflike

chafflike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English chaff
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English chafflike

    From chaff + -like.

    Adjective

    chafflike (comparative more chafflike, superlative most chafflike)

    1. Resembling chaff.
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