Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “hik” come from?

hik (Danish) comes from Danish hikke, from Old Danish hickæ.

hik (Danish): hiccup; imperative of hikke

Definitions

  1. hiccup; imperative of hikke

Ancestry of “hik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhikkehiccups; hiccup
2Old Danishhickæ—
Every word from Old Danish hickæ →