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Where does “piic” come from?

piic (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic pīkaz — sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak.

piic (Old English): a pike, needle, pin, peak, pinnacle

Definitions

  1. a pike, needle, pin, peak, pinnacle

Ancestry of “piic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpīkazsharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak

Words derived from “piic”

  • peak
  • pike
  • peek
  • Pyke
  • pickerel
  • pikestaff
  • forepeak
  • peaky
  • peekaboo
  • piker
  • pikeman
  • photopeak
  • pikeperch
  • nonpeak
  • interpeak
  • pikey
  • peakless
  • pickerelweed
  • peaker
  • pikeminnow
  • peakiness
  • multipeak
  • peeker
  • subpeak
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