Where does “pikier” come from?

pikier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pikier (Old French): to stab with a lance

Definitions

  1. to stab with a lance

Ancestry of “pikier”, step by step

pikier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin piccare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
2Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
3Proto-Germanicpikōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

via Latin pikkāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpikkāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →