Where does “Zickzack” come from?
Zickzack (German) comes from Italian zigzagare, from Russian зигза́г — zigzag.
Zickzack (German): zigzag
Definitions
- zigzag
Ancestry of “Zickzack”, step by step
Zickzack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian zigzagare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | zigzagare | intransitive; to zigzag; to walk in a zigzag... |
| 2 | Russian | зигза́г | zigzag |
via French ziczac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ziczac | — |