Where does “tike” come from?

tike (Middle English) comes from Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tīkō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “tike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetíkbitch
2Proto-Germanic*tīkōbitch
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tike”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *tīkō →Every word from Old Norse tík →