Where does “piikk” come from?

piikk (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse pikka, from Proto-Germanic pikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

piikk (Westrobothnian): knock; prick , put small holes in rye bread;...

Definitions

  1. knock; prick , put small holes in rye bread;...

Ancestry of “piikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepikkato prick, peck
2Proto-Germanicpikkōnąto pick, peck, prick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikkōną →Every word from Old Norse pikka →