Where does “hyke” come from?
hyke (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.
hyke (English): Alternative form of haik; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of haik; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “hyke”, step by step
hyke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hitch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hitch | Alfred Hitchcock |
| 2 | English | Richard | A turd |
| 3 | Middle English | Rycharde | — |
| 4 | Old French | Richard | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Richardus | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Albanian Hys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | Hys | — |