Where does “nicked” come from?
Nicked derives from the English verb nick, which comes from Middle English nycken, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots related to being cut or notched.
nicked (English): simple past tense and past participle of nick;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of nick;...
Ancestry of “nicked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Nick | — |
| 2 | English | nickname | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing... |
| 3 | Middle English | nekename | — |
| 4 | Middle English | ekename | A nickname |
| 5 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 6 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
Words derived from “nicked”