Where does “Zecke” come from?

Zecke (German) comes from Old High German cecho, from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō — tick.

Zecke (German): tick; punk

Definitions

  1. tick; punk

Ancestry of “Zecke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germancecho—
2Proto-West Germanic*tīkōtick
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō →Every word from Old High German cecho →