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Where does “pīk” come from?

pīk (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic pīkaz — sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak.

pīk (Frankish): pickaxe; spade; sharp point, pike

Definitions

  1. pickaxe; spade; sharp point, pike

Ancestry of “pīk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpīkazsharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak

Words derived from “pīk”

  • pet
  • petty
  • picnic
  • picket
  • petite
  • petit
  • petticoat
  • pique
  • piquant
  • pettiness
  • piquancy
  • picnicking
  • pettishly
  • apeak
  • piquet
  • pettish
  • pickaninny
  • pettifogger
  • pettishness
  • petticoated
  • piquantly
  • petter
  • picaninny
  • pettily
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