Where does “하이킹” come from?
하이킹 (Korean) comes from English hiking, from English hike, from English hyke, from English Hitch, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
하이킹 (Korean): hiking
Definitions
- hiking
Ancestry of “하이킹”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hiking | present participle of hike; Walking in the... |
| 2 | English | hike | A long walk; An abrupt increase; The snap of the... |
| 3 | English | hyke | Alternative form of haik; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | English | Hitch | Alfred Hitchcock |
| 5 | English | Richard | A turd |
| 6 | Middle English | Rycharde | — |
| 7 | Old French | Richard | — |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | Richardus | — |
| 9 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |