Where does “chicken” come from?
Chicken derives from Middle English chiken, from Old English cicen, from Proto-Germanic kikinaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning small or young.
chicken (English): A domestic fowl, "Gallus gallus", especially when...
Definitions
- A domestic fowl, "Gallus gallus", especially when...
Ancestry of “chicken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | chiken | chicken", also "chick |
| 2 | Old English | ċicen | — |
Words derived from “chicken”