Where does “pige” come from?

pige (Danish) comes from Old Norse píka, from Finnish piika — maid; girl; a girlchild.

pige (Danish): girl; girl, woman; girl, girlfriend

Definitions

  1. girl; girl, woman; girl, girlfriend

Ancestry of “pige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepíkaa girl, a lass, a virgin; a young girl, a working...
2Finnishpiikamaid; girl; a girlchild

Words derived from “pige”

Every word from Finnish piika →Every word from Old Norse píka →