Proto-Germanic

*pīkaz

‘sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *pīkaz.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz, most familiar first.

• peak ← pek ← pyk ← pīc ← *pīk
• pike ← pyke ← pīc ← pic ← *pīk
• pickaxe ← pykeaxe ← pikeyse ← *pikeis ← picōsa

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *pīkaz