Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weasel-like

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
weasel--like
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ Proto-West Germanic *wisulā Old English weosule Middle English wēsele English weasel Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English weasel-like From weasel + -like.

Inflected Forms

more weasel-like (comparative) most weasel-like (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does weasel-like mean?
Alternative form of weasellike.
Where does weasel-like come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ Proto-West Germanic *wisulā Old English weosule Middle English wēsele English weasel Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English weasel-like From weasel + -like.

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