dick

dick · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
3. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
4. Proto-Germanic*rīks
5. Proto-West Germanic*rīk
6. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
7. Proto-Germanic*harduz
8. Proto-West Germanic*hardu
9. Proto-West Germanic*Rīkuhardu
10. Old High GermanRihhart
11. Middle High GermanRihard
12. Medieval LatinRichardus
13. Old FrenchRichard
14. Middle EnglishRycharde
15. EnglishRichard
16. EnglishRick
17. EnglishDick
18. English todaydick

Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean everyman, whence the word acquired its other meanings.

dick · noun²

A shortening and alteration of detective.

dick · noun³

A shortening and alteration of declaration.

dick · numeral⁴

1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*deg
2. Cumbric · borrowed from*deg
3. English todaydick

Borrowed from Cumbric *deg, from Proto-Brythonic *deg. Cognate with Welsh deg.

Dick · proper noun⁵

Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.