Where does “picken” come from?

picken (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

picken (Middle English): Alternative form of piken

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of piken

Ancestry of “picken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpikōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “picken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →