Where does “xicotàs” come from?
xicotàs (Catalan) comes from Catalan xicot, from Catalan xic, from French chic, from German Schick, from Middle High German schicken, from Middle High German geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan — to pass, happen.
Ancestry of “xicotàs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | xicot | boy; lad |
| 2 | Catalan | xic | small |
| 3 | French | chic | elegant; considerate; elegance |
| 4 | German | Schick | chic |
| 5 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 6 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 7 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |