Where does “Pech” come from?

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

Pech (Luxembourgish): glue; sticky tape; bad luck, misfortune

Definitions

  1. glue; sticky tape; bad luck, misfortune

Ancestry of “Pech”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Pech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →