An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Ricke

by Friedrich Kluge

Ricke, f., ‘doe,’ by chance not recorded only in ModHG.; MidHG. *riche and OHG. *riccha are wanting, but may be assumed from the archaic form of ModHG. Ricke (Swiss rikχe). In Goth. *rikki, ‘doe,’ would be a derivative fem. form of Reh (raiha-).