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Where does “kyken” come from?

kyken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse kikna, from Proto-Germanic kaik-.

Ancestry of “kyken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekiknato bend backwards, sink at the knee; to sink at...
2Proto-Germanickaik-—

Words derived from “kyken”

  • pick
  • peak
  • picking
  • pickup
  • peep
  • peek
  • peck
  • toothpick
  • picky
  • peephole
  • pickpocket
  • pickguard
  • nitpicking
  • peckish
  • peeper
  • forepeak
  • peaky
  • peekaboo
  • keek
  • handpick
  • picklock
  • peepshow
  • nitpick
  • photopeak
Every word from Proto-Germanic kaik- →