English
Picken
Picken may come from Old French picon ‘woodpecker’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400picon‘woodpecker’uncertain
- EnglishtodayPicken
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400picon‘woodpecker’uncertain
- EnglishtodayPicken
Every English word from Old French picon
Today it means
name A surname from Old French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French picon / Picken