Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A mongrel dog. · A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one. · Designating an initiation level of sports competition for young children. · An uncultured, crude and unrefined or uncouth ill-bred person.
From Middle English tike, tyke, from Old Norse tík (“female dog”), from Proto-Germanic *tīkō. Compare Icelandic tík, Faroese tík, and Swedish tik, all meaning “bitch, female dog”.
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