Where does “piggrokke” come from?

piggrokke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pigg, from Old Norse pík, from Proto-Germanic pīkaz — sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak.

piggrokke (Norwegian Bokmål): a stingray

Definitions

  1. a stingray

Ancestry of “piggrokke”, step by step

piggrokke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pigg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpigga spike; a stud; a spine or quill
2Old Norsepík—
3Proto-Germanicpīkazsharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak

via Norwegian Bokmål rokke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrokkea skate
2Middle Low Germanroche—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pīkaz →Every word from Old Norse pík →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål pigg →