Where does “pickeer” come from?
pickeer (English) comes from French picorer, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
pickeer (English): To make a raid for booty; to maraud; To skirmish...
Definitions
- To make a raid for booty; to maraud; To skirmish...
Ancestry of “pickeer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | picorer | to maraud, pillage, rampage; to nibble, peck |
| 2 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 3 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 4 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 6 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |