Where does “prick” come from?

prick (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German pricken, from Old Saxon *prikkian, from Proto-Germanic prikjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

prick (Swedish): exactly, sharp, on the spot; a dot, small spot; a...

Definitions

  1. exactly, sharp, on the spot; a dot, small spot; a...

Ancestry of “prick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanprickento prick
2Old Saxon*prikkian—
3Proto-Germanicprikjanąto stick; prick
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “prick”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →