heikel

Etymology
Probably a dialectal variant of, from which 🇨🇬. A connection to has been suggested for both words; compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Heikel seems to have arisen out of 16th century Upper German dialects with a first meaning “easily disgusted, choosy”. Dialectal variants include 🇨🇬 and (both akin to regional  or ), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Others have suggested a derivation from, (compare 🇨🇬). The connection with the root of 🇨🇬, advanced by the Grimms, seems to be out of question today, even given the Upper German verb.

Adjective

 * 1) delicate requiring careful handling
 * 2)  picky, choosy
 * 1)  picky, choosy