Where does “Pechnelke” come from?

Pechnelke (German) comes from German Pech, from Old High German peh, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

Pechnelke (German): campion; person who is often unlucky

Definitions

  1. campion; person who is often unlucky

Ancestry of “Pechnelke”, step by step

Pechnelke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPechpitch; bad luck, misfortune
2Old High Germanpeh—
3Proto-Germanic*pīk—
4Latinpixpitch, tar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via German Nelke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNelkeclove; carnation, pink
2Middle Low Germannēgelke—
3Old Saxonnagalnail
4Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
5Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →