Where does “pitcher” come from?

pitcher (Gallo) comes from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pitcher (Gallo): to prick

Definitions

  1. to prick

Ancestry of “pitcher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpiquerto pierce with the tip of a sword
2Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
3Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
4Proto-Germanicpikōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →