Where does “peekage” come from?
peekage (English) comes from English peek, from Middle English peken, from English peep, from Middle English pepen, from Middle English piken, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk — sap, juice.
peekage (English): An act of peeking
Definitions
- An act of peeking
Ancestry of “peekage”, step by step
peekage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peek | To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | peken | — |
| 3 | English | peep | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a... |
| 4 | Middle English | pepen | — |
| 5 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 6 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 7 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 9 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |