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Where does “Küken” come from?

Küken (German) comes from Middle Low German kuken, from Old Saxon kiukīn, from Proto-Germanic *kiukīn.

Küken (German): chick , fledgling, hatchling, squab; the youngest...

Definitions

  1. chick , fledgling, hatchling, squab; the youngest...

Ancestry of “Küken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankuken—
2Old Saxonkiukīn—
3Proto-Germanic*kiukīn—

Words derived from “Küken”

  • Kükenvermuser
  • Gänseküken
  • Entenküken
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