zecken

Significat (Anglès)

1. (archaic, weak) to touch, to hit slightly
2. (archaic, dialectal, weak) to tease

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈt͡sɛkn̩/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de alt alemany mitjà: zecken

Heretat de alt alemany antic: zeckōn

Cognat amb luxemburguès: zecken

Cognat amb italià: azzeccare

In summary

From Middle High German zecken, Old High German zechōn, from Proto-West Germanic *tikkōn (“to touch, tap”), perhaps originally of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Luxembourgish zecken, English tick, Italian azzeccare (“to hit”).