Pike
German (Berlin)
/ˈpiːkə/
noun
Definitions
- (weapons) pike
- (especially) the tip of the foot or shoe
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German pieke derived from Middle Dutch pike derived from *pīk (pickaxe, sharp point) derived from French pic (sharp point spike, tip).
Origin
French
pic
Gloss
sharp point spike, tip
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- halfpike English
- hornpike English
- pickerel English
- pike English
- pike-perch English
- pikehead English
- pikelike English
- pikeman English
- pikeminnow English
- pikeperch English
- piker English
- pikestaff English
- pikey English
- pikie English
- *piccus Latin
- picus Latin
- piken German
- piksen German
- picco Italian
- piek Dutch, Flemish
- pieken Dutch, Flemish
- pic French
- picard French
- pioche French
- piquer French
- пик Russian
- *pīkaz Proto-Germanic
- pīc Old English
- pyke Middle English
- paidhc Irish
- pike Middle Dutch
- *pīk Old High German
- pic Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- pieke Middle High German
- *pīk gmw-pro