Where does “ticia” come from?

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

ticia (Old English): parasitic animal, tick

Definitions

  1. parasitic animal, tick

Ancestry of “ticia”, step by step

ticia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *tīkō

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

via Proto-West Germanic *tīkō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*tīkōtick

Words derived from “ticia”

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