Where does “ricker” come from?
ricker (English) comes from English Rick, from English recruit, from French recruter, from German Rekrut, from French recreute, from French recrue, from Old French recreu, from Old French recreistre.
ricker (English): A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a...
Definitions
- A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a...
Ancestry of “ricker”, step by step
ricker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rick | Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch |
| 2 | English | recruit | A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a... |
| 3 | French | recruter | to recruit |
| 4 | German | Rekrut | recruit; A soldier of the lowest rank in the... |
| 5 | French | recreute | — |
| 6 | French | recrue | recruit |
| 7 | Old French | recreu | — |
| 8 | Old French | recreistre | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |