I just started pondering the other day... where did the word "chicken" come from? What language is based from? What is the actual definition of it when broken down? I know. I'm weird. :)
2007-03-22 10:19:55 · 4 answers · asked by Miss Claire 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
chicken
n.
ME chicken < OE cycen < WGmc *kiukina < *kiuk-; like COCK1, of echoic orig.; akin to MLowG kuken (Du kuiken, kieken)
ME: middle english, from old english, from west germanic
2007-03-22 11:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by zozza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Etymology: Middle English chiken, from Old English cicen young chicken; akin to Old English cocc cock
But! Merriam Webster has 19 different meanings of "chicken"!
2007-03-22 17:36:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It started when Lttle Joe was afraid to go out in the dark.
2007-03-24 15:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by ha_mer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love this website:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=chicken
2007-03-22 18:30:18 · answer #4 · answered by Jo S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋