Where does “pikka” come from?

pikka (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic pikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pikka (Old Norse): to prick, peck

Definitions

  1. to prick, peck

Ancestry of “pikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpikkōnąto pick, peck, prick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pikka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikkōną →