Where does “pig” come from?

pig (Welsh) comes from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pig (Welsh): beak, bill; point, spike; spout

Definitions

  1. beak, bill; point, spike; spout

Ancestry of “pig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpykeA sharp round point or projection; A point or end...
2Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
3Proto-Germanic*pīk—
4Latinpixpitch, tar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →