Where does “Rick” come from?

Rick is a shortened form of Richard, which comes from Old French Richard, from Latin Ricohardus, a name of Germanic origin meaning "brave ruler."

Rick (English): Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch

Definitions

  1. Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch

Ancestry of “Rick”, step by step

Rick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English recruit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecruitA supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a...
2Frenchrecruterto recruit
3GermanRekrutrecruit; A soldier of the lowest rank in the...
4Frenchrecreute—
5Frenchrecruerecruit
6Old Frenchrecreu—
7Old Frenchrecreistre—

via Middle English rykke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrykke—
2Old Englishhryccerick, heap, pile
3Proto-Germanichraukazpile (of stones); heap

Words derived from “Rick”

Every word from Old French recreistre →Every word from Old French recreu →Every word from French recrue →
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