Where does “pitschen” come from?

pitschen (German) comes from Polish pić, from Proto-Slavic piti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

pitschen (German): to hurt someone with one’s fingers by pinching,...

Definitions

  1. to hurt someone with one’s fingers by pinching,...

Ancestry of “pitschen”, step by step

pitschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpićto drink; to hint, to insinuate, to allude...
2Proto-Slavicpitito drink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Central Franconian petsche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Franconianpetscheto pinch someone or otherwise hurt their skin
2Middle High Germanpfetzen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piti →Every word from Polish pić →