Where does “pikel” come from?
pikel (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch pekel, from Middle Low German pekel, from Old Saxon *pikkōn.
Ancestry of “pikel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | pekel | brine |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pekel | brine |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *pikkōn | — |
Words derived from “pikel”