An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zicke

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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Friedrich Kluge2508749An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zicke1891John Francis Davis

Zicke, f., ‘kid,’ from MidHG. zickelîn, OHG. zicchî, zickîn (for the suffix -în, see Schwein), n.; corresponding to AS. tiččen. A diminutive of Teut. tigô-, ‘she-goat.’ Comp. Ziege.