'Anglo-Saxon-like' originates from Modern English, specifically the compound of 'Anglo-Saxon' and the suffix '-like', where 'Anglo-Saxon' refers to the historical peoples (Angles + Saxons) and '-like' means 'similar to' (from Old English '-lic'/'-like').

'Anglo-Saxon' comes from names of Germanic tribes (Angles + Saxons), attested in Old English and Medieval Latin forms; the adjectival suffix '-like' derives from Old English '-lic' (Middle English 'lik(e)'), which meant 'having the form or body of'. Those elements combined in Modern English to form the compound 'Anglo-Saxon-like'.

Initially, the element '-lic' primarily referred to 'body' or 'form'; over time it evolved into the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'similar to' or 'characteristic of', giving 'Anglo-Saxon-like' the current sense 'resembling Anglo-Saxon'.