Where does “nick” come from?
nick (Swedish) comes from English nickname, from Middle English nekename, from Middle English ekename, from Middle English eke, from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic aukô, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.
nick (Swedish): nod; header; nick, nickname
Definitions
- nod; header; nick, nickname
Ancestry of “nick”, step by step
nick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nickname
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nickname | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing... |
| 2 | Middle English | nekename | — |
| 3 | Middle English | ekename | A nickname |
| 4 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 5 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |