English
Pike
Pike comes from Middle English pyke ‘a sharp round point or projection’, from Old English pīc ‘pitch’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz ‘sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*pīkaz‘sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*pīk‘sharp point, pike’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150pīc‘pitch’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pykeas pike‘a sharp round point or projection’
- EnglishtodayPike
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*pīkaz‘sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*pīk‘sharp point, pike’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150pīc‘pitch’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pykeas pike‘a sharp round point or projection’
- EnglishtodayPike
The story
The surname is of multiple origins, including Middle English pike.
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *pīk ‘sharp point, pike’
through Old English pīc ‘pitch’
through Middle English pyke ‘a sharp round point or projection’
Today it means
name A surname from Middle English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *pīkaz / Pike