Where does “peigner” come from?

peigner (French) comes from Old French paigner, from Latin pectinō, from Latin pectināre, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

peigner (French): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “peigner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaigner—
2Latinpectinōto comb or card
3Latinpectināre—
4Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
5Proto-Italicpektencomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “peigner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →