Where does “peckishly” come from?

peckishly (English) comes from English peckish, from English peck, from Middle English pecken, from Middle English piken, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.

peckishly (English): In a peckish manner

Definitions

  1. In a peckish manner

Ancestry of “peckishly”, step by step

peckishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peckish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpeckishmildly hungry; irritable; crotchety; Of or...
2EnglishpeckTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill; To...
3Middle EnglishpeckenAlternative form of piken
4Middle EnglishpikenTo pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or...
5Middle EnglishpykeA sharp round point or projection; A point or end...
6Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
7Proto-Germanic*pīk
8Latinpixpitch, tar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik-Every word from Latin pix