tichen

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Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

tichen (plural tichenes)

  1. a young goat; goatling; kid

Descendants[edit]

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

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