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Where does “sik” come from?

sik (Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic tikkīn, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

sik (Dutch): beard of a goat; a goatee or soul patch

Definitions

  1. beard of a goat; a goatee or soul patch

Ancestry of “sik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictikkīnkid, young goat
2Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “sik”

  • sikkepit
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →