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
- glue; sticky tape; bad luck, misfortune
Ancestry of “Pech”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | peh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 3 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
Words derived from “Pech”