Where does “pikbillede” come from?

pikbillede (Danish) comes from Danish billede, from Old Danish beletæ, from Middle Low German bilede, from Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.

pikbillede (Danish): dickpic

Definitions

  1. dickpic

Ancestry of “pikbillede”, step by step

pikbillede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish billede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbilledepicture, image; photo
2Old Danishbeletæ—
3Middle Low Germanbilede—
4Old Saxonbilithi—
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

via Danish pik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpikcock, penis; peck
2Old Norsepikkato prick, peck
3Proto-Germanicpikkōnąto pick, peck, prick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old Saxon bilithi →Every word from Middle Low German bilede →