Where does “picke” come from?
picke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.
Ancestry of “picke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | pīk | — |
| 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 |