Where does “chicke” come from?

chicke (Middle English) comes from Middle English chiken, from Old English ċicen — chicken.

Ancestry of “chicke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchikenchicken", also "chick
2Old Englishċicenchicken

Words derived from “chicke

Every word from Old English ċicenEvery word from Middle English chiken