Where does “zickīn” come from?
zickīn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zickīn, from Proto-West Germanic tikkīn, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.
Ancestry of “zickīn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | zickīn | kid |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | tikkīn | kid, young goat |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |
Words derived from “zickīn”