Where does “getik” come from?

getik (Dutch) comes from Dutch tikken — to tick, to make a ticking sound; to tap; to type...

getik (Dutch): tick (ticking sound)

Definitions

  1. tick (ticking sound)

Ancestry of “getik”, step by step

getik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tikken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtikkento tick, to make a ticking sound; to tap; to type...

via Dutch ge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchge"unstressed form of gij:" you
Every word from Dutch tikken