An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zicke
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| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Zicke. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Zicke, feminine, ‘kid,’ from Middle High German zickelîn, Old High German zicchî, zickîn (for the suffix -în, see Schwein), neuter; corresponding to Anglo-Saxon tiččen. A diminutive of Teutonic tigô-, ‘she-goat.’ Compare Ziege.