Where does “picking” come from?
Picking derives from Middle English pikken, whose origin remains uncertain.
picking (English): present participle of pick; A gathering to pick...
Definitions
- present participle of pick; A gathering to pick...
Ancestry of “picking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pick | A tool used for digging; a pickaxe; A tool for... |
| 2 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 3 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 4 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 6 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
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