Where does “pinker” come from?

pinker (English) comes from English pink, from Middle Dutch pincke.

pinker (English): comparative form of pink: more pink; One who...

Definitions

  1. comparative form of pink: more pink; One who...

Ancestry of “pinker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpinkThe common minnow, "Phoxinus phoxinus"; A young...
2Middle Dutchpincke
Every word from Middle Dutch pincke