An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/nicken

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2512452An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — nicken1891John Francis Davis

​ nicken, vb., ‘to nod, doze,’ from MidHG. nicken, OHG. nicchen; the iterative of neigen (like schmücken of schmiegen, bücken of biegen). Nacken is not allied.

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