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Where does “pink” come from?

Pink comes from Middle Dutch pincke, related to English red, rede, and read, from Proto-Germanic raudaz and Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, ultimately from the root kret-.

pink (English): The common minnow, "Phoxinus phoxinus"; A young...

Definitions

  1. The common minnow, "Phoxinus phoxinus"; A young...

Ancestry of “pink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpincke—

Words derived from “pink”

  • pinkish
  • pinky
  • pinkie
  • pinker
  • pinkness
  • pinkeye
  • pinkly
  • Pinkville
  • pinken
  • pinkiness
  • pinkroot
  • pinkishness
  • pinkeen
  • nonpink
  • pinkishly
  • pink ceiling
  • pinkification
  • pink snapper
  • pinkwash
  • firepink
  • pink-collar
  • pink
  • pinkki
  • ピンク
Every word from Middle Dutch pincke →