Where does “Zicklein” come from?

Zicklein (German) comes from German Zicke, from Middle High German zickīn, from Old High German zickīn, from Proto-West Germanic tikkīn, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

Zicklein (German): kid, young goat

Definitions

  1. kid, young goat

Ancestry of “Zicklein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZickeshe-goat, nanny goat; a touchy, fractious or...
2Middle High Germanzickīn—
3Old High Germanzickīnkid
4Proto-West Germanictikkīnkid, young goat
5Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tikkīn →Every word from Old High German zickīn →