English
like a man
Like a man comes from Middle English lyke a man ‘in the manner of a man, in accordance with man’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lyke a man‘in the manner of a man, in accordance with man’
- Englishtodaylike a man
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lyke a man‘in the manner of a man, in accordance with man’
- Englishtodaylike a man
Every English word from Middle English lyke a man
Today it means
prep_phrase Bravely, decisively, and without complaining.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English lyke a man / like a man