Where does “peckishness” come from?
peckishness (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.
peckishness (English): The quality of being peckish; mild hunger
Definitions
- The quality of being peckish; mild hunger
Ancestry of “peckishness”, step by step
peckishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peckish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peckish | mildly hungry; irritable; crotchety; Of or... |
| 2 | English | peck | To strike or pierce with the beak or bill; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | pecken | Alternative form of piken |
| 4 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 5 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |