Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “pikk” come from?

pikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French piqué, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pikk (Norwegian Bokmål): penis, cock, dick; possessions, small belongings;...

Definitions

  1. penis, cock, dick; possessions, small belongings;...

Ancestry of “pikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpiquépast participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics...
2Frenchpiquerto prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal
3Middle Frenchpicquerto sting
4Old Frenchpiquerto pierce with the tip of a sword
5Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
6Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
7Proto-Germanicpikōną—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pikk”

  • ståpikk
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