Where does “pikke” come from?

pikke (Danish) comes from Old Norse pikka, from Proto-Germanic pikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pikke (Danish): indefinite plural of pik

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of pik

Ancestry of “pikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepikkato prick, peck
2Proto-Germanicpikkōnąto pick, peck, prick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikkōną →Every word from Old Norse pikka →