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Where does “pykyl” come from?

pykyl (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German pekel, from Old Saxon *pikkōn.

Ancestry of “pykyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanpekelbrine
2Old Saxon*pikkōn—

Words derived from “pykyl”

  • pickle
  • piccalilli
  • pickleweed
  • pickler
  • unpickle
  • pickleball
  • pickleback
  • picklehead
  • dill pickle
  • pickleable
  • pickleless
  • picklesome
  • pickles
  • piccalilly
  • piclier
  • picl'ye
Every word from Old Saxon *pikkōn →