Where does “pikkōn” come from?

pikkōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pikkōn (Frankish): to peck, strike

Definitions

  1. to peck, strike

Ancestry of “pikkōn”, step by step

pikkōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic pikōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpikōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

via Proto-Germanic pikkōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpikkōnąto pick, peck, prick

Words derived from “pikkōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →