Where does “piquer” come from?

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

piquer (Old French): to pierce with the tip of a sword

Definitions

  1. to pierce with the tip of a sword

Ancestry of “piquer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “piquer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →