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zecken.

to touch, to hit slightly

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈt͡sɛkn̩/
  1. to touch, to hit slightly

    archaic · weak
  2. to tease

    archaic · dialectal · weak
Where this word comes from

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”).

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