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Where does “Chuck” come from?

Chuck derives from Ukrainian -чук, a suffix of unknown ultimate origin whose earliest attestable meaning remains unestablished.

Chuck (English): a Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoe

Definitions

  1. a Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoe

Ancestry of “Chuck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchockAny object used as a wedge or filler, especially...
2Frenchchoquerto hit, to collide; to shock
3Germanschockieren—
4Spanishchocarto crash; to bump into, to collide with; to...
5Portuguesechocarto brood; to hatch; to linger
6Russianшоки́ровать—
7Russian-и́ровать—
8German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
9French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
10English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
11Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
12Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
13Latin-āre—
14Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
15Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
16Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
17Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
18Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Chuck”

  • Chuckie
  • Chucky
  • ճաք
  • ճաքել
  • چاک
  • چاك
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