Where does “વિકેટકીપર” come from?
વિકેટકીપર (Gujarati) comes from English wicketkeeper, from English wicket, from Old French wiket, from Old Norse víkjas, from Old Norse vik, from Old Norse víkja, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
વિકેટકીપર (Gujarati): wicketkeeper
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- wicketkeeper
Ancestry of “વિકેટકીપર”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wicketkeeper | A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket... |
| 2 | English | wicket | A small door or gate, especially one beside a... |
| 3 | Old French | wiket | Alternative form of guichet |
| 4 | Old Norse | víkjas | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | vik | bight; inlet, bay |
| 6 | Old Norse | víkja | to move, bend, curve; to move, curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wīkwaną | to yield, to fold; to retreat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |