Where does “dill pickle” come from?
dill pickle (English) comes from English pickle, from English pick, from Middle English piken, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik- — sap, juice.
dill pickle (English): A cucumber pickled in brine or vinegar flavored...
Definitions
- A cucumber pickled in brine or vinegar flavored...
Ancestry of “dill pickle”, step by step
dill pickle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pickle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pickle | A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a... |
| 2 | English | pick | A tool used for digging; a pickaxe; A tool for... |
| 3 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 4 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 5 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 7 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via English Dill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dill | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed |
| 2 | Middle English | dile | dill or its seed |
| 3 | Old English | dile | dill, anise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | deliz | sow thistle |