Where does “pickel” come from?

pickel (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bicken, from Middle Dutch picken — to pick, peck, pierce.

Ancestry of “pickel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbickento stab, thrust, attack
2Middle Dutchpickento pick, peck, pierce
Every word from Middle Dutch picken →Every word from Middle Dutch bicken →