Aniki@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agois it called a nickname because of people named nick or because nick named people?message-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up195arrow-down1message-squareis it called a nickname because of people named nick or because nick named people?Aniki@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGandalf the Gorsed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up33·3 days agoIf you want the real answer, from Middle English neke name, alteration (due to a rebracketing of an ekename as a nekename) of earlier ekename (“nickname”), from eke (“additional”) + name.
minus-squarendupont@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoRobwords (or was it Words Unravelled?) explained that one
minus-squarexoggy@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoHistory of English podcast, mother of all etymology tangents. Highly recommended.
If you want the real answer, from Middle English neke name, alteration (due to a rebracketing of an ekename as a nekename) of earlier ekename (“nickname”), from eke (“additional”) + name.
Robwords (or was it Words Unravelled?) explained that one
History of English podcast, mother of all etymology tangents. Highly recommended.