Where does “pikorde” come from?
pikorde (Dutch) comes from German Hackordnung, from German hacken, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
pikorde (Dutch): pecking order
Definitions
- pecking order
Ancestry of “pikorde”, step by step
pikorde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hackordnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hackordnung | pecking order |
| 2 | German | hacken | to chop, to hack; to be choppy, to not work... |
| 3 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 4 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 5 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 6 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 7 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 8 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 9 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 12 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |