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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pikkōną | to pick, peck, prick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “piccian”