Where does “piekerig” come from?

piekerig (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.

piekerig (Dutch): spiky, prickly (hair)

Definitions

  1. spiky, prickly (hair)

Ancestry of “piekerig”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →