Where does “Pink” come from?

Pink (English) comes from Dutch pingelen, from West Frisian pingel — small item.

Pink (English): An operative of the Pinkerton National Detective...

Definitions

  1. An operative of the Pinkerton National Detective...

Ancestry of “Pink”, step by step

Pink traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pingelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpingelento wrangle, to try to get a better price; to do...
2West Frisianpingelsmall item

via Middle Dutch pincke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpincke—

via Old English pinca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpincapeak

Words derived from “Pink”

Every word from West Frisian pingel →Every word from Dutch pingelen →