Where does “peaklet” come from?

peaklet (English) comes from English peak, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

peaklet (English): A small peak

Definitions

  1. A small peak

Ancestry of “peaklet”, step by step

peaklet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeakA point; the sharp end or top of anything that...
2Middle Englishpekpeak
3Middle EnglishpikeAlternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron...
4Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
5Proto-Germanic*pīk
6Latinpixpitch, tar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via English let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishletTo allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow...
2Middle Englishletento let
3Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
4Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi-