Where does “pickleball” come from?
pickleball (English) comes from English pickle boat, from English pickle, from English pick, from Middle English piken, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
pickleball (English): A racquet sport, played with solid paddles and a...
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- A racquet sport, played with solid paddles and a...
Ancestry of “pickleball”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pickle boat | — |
| 2 | English | pickle | A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a... |
| 3 | English | pick | A tool used for digging; a pickaxe; A tool for... |
| 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 |