Where does “Hitchslap” come from?
Hitchslap (English) comes from English Hitchens, from English Hitch, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Hitchslap (English): A devastating put-down characteristic of Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), British-American author and journalist
Definitions
- A devastating put-down characteristic of Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), British-American author and journalist
Ancestry of “Hitchslap”, step by step
Hitchslap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hitchens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hitchens | — |
| 2 | English | Hitch | Alfred Hitchcock |
| 3 | English | Richard | A turd |
| 4 | Middle English | Rycharde | — |
| 5 | Old French | Richard | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | Richardus | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English bitch slap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bitch slap | An open-handed slap to the face; Alternative... |
| 2 | English | bitch-slap | Alternative spelling of bitch slap; To slap... |