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Where does “hitchlessly” come from?

hitchlessly (English) comes from English hitchless, 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.

hitchlessly (English): Without a hitch; in a hitchless manner

Definitions

  1. Without a hitch; in a hitchless manner

Ancestry of “hitchlessly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhitchlessWithout a hitch
2EnglishHitch—
3EnglishRichard—
4Middle EnglishRycharde—
5Old FrenchRichard—
6Medieval LatinRichardus—
7FrankishRīkahard—
8Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
9Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
10Proto-Celticrīxsking
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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