An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zieche

by Friedrich Kluge

Zieche, f., ‘cover of a feather-bed, tick,’ from MidHG. zieche, OHG. ziahha, f., ‘coverlet, pillow-case’; corresponding to Du. tijk, E. tick. Lat.-Gr. thêca, whence also Fr. taie, ‘pillow-case,’ as well as OIr. tíach, ‘tick,’ was adopted in HG. contemporaneously with Kiffen and Pfühl, hence thêca was permutated to ziahha.