Where does “uncricketlike” come from?
uncricketlike (English) comes from English cricket, from Middle English creket, from Old French crequet, from Old French criquer, from Middle Dutch kricken, from Old Dutch krakōn, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
uncricketlike (English): Of behaviour, not conforming to the typical sportsmanship displayed in the game of cricket
Definitions
- Of behaviour, not conforming to the typical sportsmanship displayed in the game of cricket
Ancestry of “uncricketlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cricket | An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | creket | — |
| 3 | Old French | crequet | — |
| 4 | Old French | criquer | to creak |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | kricken | to creak; crack |
| 6 | Old Dutch | krakōn | to crack, creak, emit a cry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |