tichen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English tiċċen (goatling) from Proto-West Germanic *tikkīn; equivalent to tik- +‎ -chen from Old English -ċen, double diminutive suffix from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz + *-īną.

Noun

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tichen (plural tichenes)

  1. a young goat; goatling; kid

Descendants

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  • English: tick, titch
  • Yola: titch, thick, tick

References

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