Where does “pik” come from?

pik (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German pieke, from Middle Dutch pike, from Old Dutch pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pik (Vilamovian): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “pik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpieke—
2Middle Dutchpike—
3Old Dutchpīk—
4Proto-Germanic*pīk—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →