Where does “ståpikk” come from?
ståpikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pikk, 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 — "low-pitch humming noise".
ståpikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): erection
Ancestry of “ståpikk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | pikk | penis, cock, dick; grudge, dislike; <br> |
| 2 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 3 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 4 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 5 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 7 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |