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Where does “pikōną” come from?

pikōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “pikōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pikōną”

  • pick
  • picking
  • pickup
  • peck
  • toothpick
  • pitchfork
  • picky
  • pickpocket
  • pickguard
  • nitpicking
  • peckish
  • handpick
  • picklock
  • nitpick
  • nitpicky
  • pickoff
  • pickiness
  • nitpicker
  • picklist
  • pecky
  • henpeck
  • pickable
  • unpickable
  • picketh
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