Why is Cricket called Cricket?

Why is Cricket called Cricket?

 

There were many theories behind the name 1.In earliest reference in 1598 , it was called creckett derived either from dutch word "krick(-e)" which meant stick or english word cricc or cryce which meant crotch or staff or from dutch word krickstoel which meant low long stool used for kneeling in the church .2.According to Heiner Gillmeister, a European language expert of Bonn University, "cricket" derives from the Middle Dutch met de (krik ket)sen (i.e., "with the stick chase"), which also suggests a Dutch connection in the game's origin.It is more likely that the terminology of cricket was based on words in use in south east England at the time and, given trade connections with the county of flanders , especially in the 15th century when it belonged to dutch of the burgundy , hence many dutch word entered the southern indian dialects.3.According to Wiktionary and BBC News, the game and the word might originally be from Belgium (and “There is no way to relate the term to any existing English word”)
4.The name is originally thought to either have been derived from the Old French “criquet”, meaning “goal, post, or stick” or from the Middle Dutch “kricke”, meaning “stick” or “staff”.  The latter Middle Dutch derivation from “kricke” is generally considered more likely due to the strong medieval trade connections between south-east England and Flanders, which belonged to the Duchy of Burgundy.One more obscure possible source was proposed by European language expert Heiner Gillmeister of Bonn University.  He proposed that the name cricket comes from the Middle Dutch phrase for hockey, “met de krik ket sen”, which means “with the stick, chase”.  Early cricket was played with a stick that resembled more a hockey stick than the modern day cricket bat.  He also proposed that cricket was Flemish in origins.The game of cricket itself is thought to have been played as early as the 13th century, with the first direct reference to it appearing in 1598 in a court case which referenced a game called “krekett” (sometimes spelled “creckett”) being played at the Royal Grammar School in England in 1550.