English
dicker
Dicker comes from Middle English diker ‘measure of ten’, from Late Latin dacra ‘a dicker’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekemreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecem‘ten’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecuria‘a ten of something’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdacra‘a dicker’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500diker‘measure of ten’
- Englishearliest quotation 1848dicker
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekemreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecem‘ten’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecuria‘a ten of something’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdacra‘a dicker’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500diker‘measure of ten’
- Englishearliest quotation 1848dicker
Earliest quotation: 1848, James Fenimore Cooper: “Then, the white men who penetrated to those semi-wilds…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
ten, century, cent, hundred, decade, den, sen, hectare, diner, tenfold, deca, denier, dwt, 51 more
through Latin decem ‘ten’
Today it means
verb To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / dicker