Where does “piclier” come from?
piclier (Norman) comes from Norman picl'ye, from English pickle, from English pick, from Middle English piken, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
piclier (Norman): to pickle
Ancestry of “piclier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | picl'ye | pickle; spade |
| 2 | English | pickle | A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a... |
| 3 | English | pick | A tool used for digging; a pickaxe; A tool for... |
| 4 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 5 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |