Where does “hitchrail” come from?

hitchrail (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.

hitchrail (English): A post or railing to which horses are tied

Definitions

  1. A post or railing to which horses are tied

Ancestry of “hitchrail”, step by step

hitchrail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHitchAlfred Hitchcock
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 rail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrailA horizontal bar extending between supports and...
2Middle Englishrail
3Old Englishregola rule; a ruler
4Latinrēgularule, bar
5Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
6Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs
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