Where does “pek” come from?

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

pek (Dutch): pitch

Definitions

  1. pitch

Ancestry of “pek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpec—
2Old Dutchpek—
3Proto-Germanic*pīk—
4Latinpixpitch, tar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →