Where does “pec” come from?

pec (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pek, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

Ancestry of “pec”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pec

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