zecken

Senso (Inglese)

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

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈt͡sɛkn̩/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da tedesco medio alto: zecken

Ereditato da tedesco antico alto: zeckōn

Affine lussemburghese: zecken

Affine 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”).