Glick

English

Etymology

Jewish and German surname, variant of Gluck.

Proper noun

Glick (plural Glicks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Glick is the 3506^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10196 individuals. Glick is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German gelücke, glücke, probably from Old Dutch *gilukki, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”).

Cognates include German Glück, Dutch geluk, English luck, Danish lykke, Swedish lycka, Icelandic lukka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ̥liɡ̥/

Noun

Glick n (no plural, diminutive Glickerl)

1. happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)
2. luck, success (mostly when seen as dependant on unearned, accidental factors)
3. good luck, chance (positive coincidence)
4. (only in specific contexts) luck, chance, coincidence in general, fate

Hyponyms

• Heidnglick
• Jågdglick
• Liebesglick
• Losglick
• Mutterglick
• Riesnglick
• Sauglick
• Spuiglick
• Spüglick
• Spülglick
• Unglick
• Våterglick
• Wetterglick
• Wettglick

 

Derived terms

• Glickauf
• glicklich
• glickn
• Glicksbringer
• Glicksdåg
• Glicksfoi
• Glicksgfui
• Glicksgfüh
• Glicksgfühl
• Glicksritter
• Glicksspui
• Glicksspü
• Glicksspül
• Glickssåch
• Glickstreffer
• Glickszoi
• Glickszåhl
• Glickwunsch

 

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelucke, from Middle Dutch ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”). Compare German Glück.

Noun

Glick n

1. (Erzgebirgisch) luck
2. (Erzgebirgisch) happiness

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelucke, from Middle Dutch ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klik/

Noun

Glick n

1. happiness
2. luck

   Er hod fiel Glick.

   He has a lot of luck.

   Du host Glick, dasst-du noch lebst.

   You're lucky to be alive.

Derived terms

• glicklich

Further reading

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Glick”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português‎^[2] (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 68

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelucke, from Middle Dutch ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”). Compare German Glück, Dutch geluk, English luck.

Noun

Glick n

1. luck, fortune
2. good luck