pikel
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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