Where does “pik” come from?
pik (Swedish) comes from German Pike, from French piqué, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną — "low-pitch humming noise".
pik (Swedish): pike, lance, point, peak; peak, tip
Definitions
- pike, lance, point, peak; peak, tip
Ancestry of “pik”, step by step
pik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pike | pike; the tip of the foot or shoe |
| 2 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 3 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 4 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 5 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 7 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |