Where does “nickum” come from?
nickum (English) comes from Scots nickum, 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.
nickum (English): A mischievous person; a scallywag
Definitions
- A mischievous person; a scallywag
Ancestry of “nickum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scots | nickum | scallywag, nickum |
| 2 | English | Nick | — |
| 3 | English | nickname | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing... |
| 4 | Middle English | nekename | — |
| 5 | Middle English | ekename | A nickname |
| 6 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 7 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |