Where does “hitchlessness” come from?

hitchlessness (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.

hitchlessness (English): The quality of being hitchless, of going smoothly, without problems

Definitions

  1. The quality of being hitchless, of going smoothly, without problems

Ancestry of “hitchlessness”, step by step

hitchlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hitchless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhitchlessWithout a hitch
2EnglishHitchAlfred Hitchcock
3EnglishRichardA turd
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

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs
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