Where does “zecke” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zecke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzecko—
2Proto-West Germanic*tīkōtick

Words derived from “zecke”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō →Every word from Old High German zecko →