Where does “prikke” come from?

prikke (Danish) comes from Middle Low German pricke, from Old Saxon *prikkian, from Proto-Germanic prikjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “prikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanprickea prick
2Old Saxon*prikkian—
3Proto-Germanicprikjanąto stick; prick
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “prikke”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →