Where does “blicked up” come from?
blicked up (English) comes from English blick, from English click, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu- — to swallow; swallow.
blicked up (English): Equipped with a firearm
Definitions
- Equipped with a firearm
Ancestry of “blicked up”, step by step
blicked up traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blick | To shine; gleam; The brightening or iridescence... |
| 2 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 3 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 4 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 5 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 6 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |