Where does “tricoteuse” come from?
tricoteuse (English) comes from French tricoteuse, from French tricoter, from Middle French tricoter, from Old French tricoter, from Old French trique, from Old French estrique, from Middle Dutch strîken, from Old Saxon strikan — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
tricoteuse (English): A woman who knits; used especially of those who...
Definitions
- A woman who knits; used especially of those who...
Ancestry of “tricoteuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tricoteuse | female equivalent of tricoteur |
| 2 | French | tricoter | to knit |
| 3 | Middle French | tricoter | — |
| 4 | Old French | tricoter | to beat with sticks |
| 5 | Old French | trique | stick, game played with sticks |
| 6 | Old French | estrique | baton; stick; beam |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | strîken | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | strikan | to stroke |
| 9 | Frankish | strīkan | to move or pass one thing over another, strike;... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |