Where does “hiccuper” come from?
hiccuper (English) comes from English hiccup, from English hickock, from English Hick, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
hiccuper (English): Someone who hiccups
Definitions
- Someone who hiccups
Ancestry of “hiccuper”, step by step
hiccuper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hiccup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hiccup | A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound;... |
| 2 | English | hickock | A hiccup |
| 3 | English | Hick | pet form of Richard |
| 4 | English | Richard | A turd |
| 5 | Middle English | Rycharde | — |
| 6 | Old French | Richard | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | Richardus | — |
| 8 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |