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
Ancestry of “unnicked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nicked | simple past tense and past participle of nick;... |
| 2 | English | Nick | — |
| 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- | — |