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