Where does “pioc” come from?

pioc (Irish) comes from Middle English picken, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pioc (Irish): to pick

Definitions

  1. to pick

Ancestry of “pioc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpickenAlternative form of piken
2Proto-Germanicpikōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pioc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Middle English picken →
pioc — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer