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Where does “pikkōną” come from?

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

pikkōną (Proto-Germanic): to pick, peck, prick

Definitions

  1. to pick, peck, prick

Ancestry of “pikkōną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pikkōną”

  • pick
  • peak
  • picking
  • punch
  • picnic
  • pinch
  • pickup
  • peep
  • picket
  • peek
  • peck
  • piquant
  • toothpick
  • pitchfork
  • picky
  • peephole
  • pickpocket
  • piquancy
  • picnicking
  • puncher
  • piquet
  • cowpuncher
  • punchy
  • pickguard
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