Where does “hick-hop” come from?

hick-hop (English) comes from English Hick, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

hick-hop (English): A genre that combines country and hip-hop, often equated with country rap

Definitions

  1. A genre that combines country and hip-hop, often equated with country rap

Ancestry of “hick-hop”, step by step

hick-hop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHickpet form of Richard
2EnglishRichardA turd
3Middle EnglishRycharde
4Old FrenchRichard
5Medieval LatinRichardus
6FrankishRīkahard
7Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English hip-hop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhip-hopAn Afro-American urban youth culture based on rap...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs