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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *xigVrēn, -ō(n); *xíxVra-z, -ō
Meaning: a bird
Old English: higera (higora), -an m., higere (higre), -an f. `magpie or woodpecker'
Old Saxon: higara f.
Middle Low German: hēger, hegger m. `Häher'
Old High German: hēra (9.Jh.), hehara (9./10.Jh.) `Häher'
Middle High German: hëher st. m., f. 'häher'
German: Häher m.
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *keik-
Meaning: jay
Old Indian: kiki-, kikidiva-, kikidivi- m. `blue jay'
Old Greek: kíssa, att. kítta f. `Häher, Garrius glandarius; Elster, Pica caudata'
Russ. meaning: птица (сойка)
Comments: Cf. *keig'h- 'a k. of motley bird'.
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *kik-tu-ia- m., *kḗk-š-t-a-, -ia- m.
Meaning: a k. of waterfowl
Lithuanian: kikùti-s 'Bekassine, Sumpfschneppe, Himmelsziege'; kḗkšta-s, -ī̃-s 'Eichelhäher'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 961
Root: kik-
English meaning: jay
German meaning: `Häher'
General comments: Schallwurzel
Material: Ai. kiki-, kikidīví- m. `blauer Holzhäher' (k nicht zu c zur Festhaltung der Schallnachahmung); gr. κίσσα, att. κίττα (*κικι̯-α) `Häher';
ags. higora m., higore f. `picus (Elster oder Holzhäher)', mnd. heger n. `Häher', ahd. hehara `Häher'.
References: WP. I 451.
Pages: 598
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