Where does “Pikass” come from?
Pikass (German) comes from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Pikass (German): ace of spades
Definitions
- ace of spades
Ancestry of “Pikass”, step by step
Pikass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 2 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 3 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 4 | English | ā- | — |
| 5 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Pik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pik | spades; shrewdness, scoff, wont to be mean;... |
| 2 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 3 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 4 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 5 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 7 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |