Where does “hitchrack” come from?
hitchrack (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
hitchrack (English): A post or railing to which horses are tied
Definitions
- A post or railing to which horses are tied
Ancestry of “hitchrack”, step by step