Where does “nickstick” come from?
nickstick (English) comes from English Nick, from English nickname, from Middle English nekename, from Middle English ekename, from Middle English eke, from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic aukô, from Proto-Germanic aukaną.
nickstick (English): A tally stick
Definitions
- A tally stick
Ancestry of “nickstick”, step by step
nickstick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nick | A small cut in a surface |
| 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- | — |