Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “pīk” come from?

pīk (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic pīk, from Proto-Germanic pīkaz — sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak.

Ancestry of “pīk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicpīksharp point, pike
2Proto-Germanicpīkazsharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak

Words derived from “pīk”

  • pickelhaube
  • Pickelhaube
  • pickelig
  • Pickel
  • picklig
Every word from Proto-Germanic pīkaz →