Where does “piggdekk” come from?
piggdekk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pigg, from Old Norse pík, from Proto-Germanic pīkaz — sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak.
piggdekk (Norwegian Bokmål): a studded tire
Ancestry of “piggdekk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pigg | a spike; a stud; a spine or quill |
| 2 | Old Norse | pík | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pīkaz | sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak |