Where does “tričko” come from?
tričko (Czech) comes from Czech triko, from Dutch tricot, from French tricot, from French tricoter, from Middle French tricoter, from Old French tricoter, from Old French trique, from Old French estrique — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
tričko (Czech): T-shirt
Definitions
- T-shirt
Ancestry of “tričko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | triko | T-shirt |
| 2 | Dutch | tricot | — |
| 3 | French | tricot | knitting; sweater, jumper; sea krait |
| 4 | French | tricoter | to knit |
| 5 | Middle French | tricoter | — |
| 6 | Old French | tricoter | to beat with sticks |
| 7 | Old French | trique | stick, game played with sticks |
| 8 | Old French | estrique | baton; stick; beam |
| 9 | Middle Dutch | strîken | to stroke, to pass (something) over gently |
| 10 | Old Saxon | strikan | to stroke |
| 11 | Frankish | strīkan | to move or pass one thing over another, strike;... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |