Where does “Zeck” come from?

Zeck (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German zecke, from Old High German zecko, from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō — tick.

Zeck (Hunsrik): tick

Definitions

  1. tick

Ancestry of “Zeck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzecke—
2Old High Germanzecko—
3Proto-West Germanic*tīkōtick
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō →Every word from Old High German zecko →Every word from Middle High German zecke →