Where does “pikk” come from?
pikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): penis, cock, dick; grudge, dislike; <br>
Definitions
- penis, cock, dick; grudge, dislike; <br>
Ancestry of “pikk”, step by step
pikk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French piqué
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 2 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 3 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 4 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 6 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
via Old Norse pikkr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | pikkr | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk pikke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | pikke | to knock, tap |