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Where does “peachen” come from?

peachen (English) comes from English peach, from Middle English pechen, from Anglo-Norman anpecher, from Late Latin impedico, from Latin pedica, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

peachen (English): Of or resembling a peach; peachlike; having a...

Definitions

  1. Of or resembling a peach; peachlike; having a...

Ancestry of “peachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeachA tree , native to China and now widely...
2Middle Englishpechen—
3Anglo-Normananpecher—
4Late Latinimpedicoentangle; I fetter; I entangle
5Latinpedicashackle, fetter; snare
6Latinpesa foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread...
7Proto-Italicpets—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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