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