Where does “Jucken” come from?
Jucken (German) comes from Middle High German jücken, from Old High German jucchen, from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan.
Jucken (German): itching
Ancestry of “Jucken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | jücken | — |
| 2 | Old High German | jucchen | to itch |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *jukkjan | — |