Where does “pricken” come from?

pricken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *prikkian, from Proto-Germanic prikjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

pricken (Middle Low German): to prick

Definitions

  1. to prick

Ancestry of “pricken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*prikkian—
2Proto-Germanicprikjanąto stick; prick
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “pricken”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →