Where does “piccian” come from?

piccian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “piccian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicpikkōnto peck, strike
2Proto-Germanicpikkōnąto pick, peck, prick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “piccian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic pikkōn →