Where does “bek” come from?

bek (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse bik, from Middle Low German pik, from Old Saxon pik, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

bek (Westrobothnian): pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material...

Definitions

  1. pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material...

Ancestry of “bek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebik—
2Middle Low Germanpik—
3Old Saxonpik—
4Proto-West Germanic*pik—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →