Where does “Hick” come from?

Hick comes from English Richard, a shortening of the given name that became a generic term for a rural person.

Hick (English): pet form of Richard

Definitions

  1. pet form of Richard

Ancestry of “Hick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRichardA turd
2Middle EnglishRycharde
3Old FrenchRichard
4Medieval LatinRichardus
5FrankishRīkahard
6Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Hick

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-