tricoter

French

Etymology

From Middle French [Term?], from Old French tricoter (“to beat with sticks”), from tricot (“stick, cudgel”), derivative of trique (“stick, game played with sticks”), from earlier estrique (“stick used to knock down grain”), from *estrikier, *estriquer (“to strike”), from Frankish *strīkan (“to move or pass one thing over another, strike”), from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną (“to stroke, touch”), from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to strike”). Cognate with Old High German strīhhan (“to smooth, stroke, spread, rub, strike”), Old English strīcan (“to stroke, pass lightly over the surface, smooth, rub, wipe, strike, go, move, run”). More at strike.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁi.kɔ.te/
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Verb

tricoter

  1. to knit

Conjugation

Further reading

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