Where does “pikerel” come from?

pikerel (Middle English) comes from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pikerel (Middle English): A pickerel that is not fully grown

Definitions

  1. A pickerel that is not fully grown

Ancestry of “pikerel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpykeA sharp round point or projection; A point or end...
2Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
3Proto-Germanic*pīk—
4Latinpixpitch, tar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pikerel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →