Where does “achterpiek” come from?

achterpiek (Dutch) comes from Dutch piek, from Middle Dutch pike, from Old Dutch pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

achterpiek (Dutch): afterpeak

Definitions

  1. afterpeak

Ancestry of “achterpiek”, step by step

achterpiek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch piek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpiekA highest point; a peak; A summit, a peak, the...
2Middle Dutchpike—
3Old Dutchpīk—
4Proto-Germanic*pīk—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via Dutch achter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachterbehind; beyond
2Middle Dutchachterbehind; through, past; after
3Old Dutchafter—
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

Words derived from “achterpiek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →