dick
/dɪk/ · noun
Meaning
- A male person.
- The penis.
- A contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.
- Absolutely nothing.
- Sexual intercourse with a man.
- To mistreat or take advantage of somebody.
- To penetrate sexually with a penis.
- A detective.
- A declaration.
- Ten, in Cumbrian sheep counting.
- A diminutive of the male given name Richard, also used as a formal given name.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richardder. English Rickder. English Dickder. English dick Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean everyman, whence the word acquired its other meanings.
- deg(Welsh)→
- *deg(cel-bry-pro)→
- *deg(xcb)→
- dick (English)
- Relations: bor, der, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- dikki(Finnish) (bor)
- bod(Irish) (cog)
- Dick(Swedish) (bor)
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