Where does “tikkertje” come from?

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

tikkertje (Dutch): tag, a game often played by children

Definitions

  1. tag, a game often played by children

Ancestry of “tikkertje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtikkento tick, to make a ticking sound; to tap; to type...
Every word from Dutch tikken