Where does “unnicked” come from?
unnicked (English) comes from English nicked, 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.
unnicked (English): Not nicked
Definitions
- Not nicked
Ancestry of “unnicked”, step by step
unnicked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nicked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nicked | simple past tense and past participle of nick;... |
| 2 | English | Nick | A small cut in a surface |
| 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- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |