zecken

Significado (Inglés)

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

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈt͡sɛkn̩/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle High German: zecken

Herdado de Old High German: zeckōn

Relativo a luxemburgués: zecken

Relativo a italiano: 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”).