Where does “*pīk” come from?

*pīk (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

Ancestry of “*pīk”, step by step

*pīk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpixpitch, tar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via Proto-Germanic pīkaz

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

Words derived from “*pīk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →