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Where does “rick” come from?

Rick derives from Old English hrycce, which comes from Middle Dutch wricken, meaning to twist or bend.

rick (English): Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter...

Definitions

  1. Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter...

Ancestry of “rick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrykke—
2Old Englishhryccerick, heap, pile
3Proto-Germanichraukazpile ; heap; haystack

Words derived from “rick”

  • hayrick
  • rickyard
  • ricker
  • wheatrick
  • rickburner
  • rickstand
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