Where does “tichen” come from?

tichen (Middle English) comes from Old English tiċċen, from Proto-West Germanic tikkīn, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

tichen (Middle English): a young goat; goatling; kid

Definitions

  1. a young goat; goatling; kid

Ancestry of “tichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtiċċenyoung goat; kid; goatling
2Proto-West Germanictikkīnkid, young goat
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “tichen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tikkīn →Every word from Old English tiċċen →
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