pikel
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch pekel, Middle Low German pekel (“brine”). Of uncertain ultimate origin: Watkins suggests a connection with Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn (“to strike, peck”) (or perhaps the closely related Latin *picco (“I sting”)); Klein suggests derivation from a personal name of someone who perfected pickling.
Noun
[edit]pikel (uncountable)
Descendants
[edit]- English: pickle