Where does “hiken” come from?
hiken (Dutch) comes from English hike, from English hyke, from English Hitch, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
hiken (Dutch): to hike
Definitions
- to hike
Ancestry of “hiken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hike | A long walk; An abrupt increase; The snap of the... |
| 2 | English | hyke | Alternative form of haik; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | Hitch | Alfred Hitchcock |
| 4 | English | Richard | A turd |
| 5 | Middle English | Rycharde | — |
| 6 | Old French | Richard | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | Richardus | — |
| 8 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |