Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pik
Proto-West Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Latin pix (“pitch, tar”).
Noun
edit*pik n
Inflection
editNeuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *pik | |
Genitive | *pikas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *pik | *piku |
Accusative | *pik | *piku |
Genitive | *pikas | *pikō |
Dative | *pikē | *pikum |
Instrumental | *piku | *pikum |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editIn Old High German the word was probably initially restricted to northwestern (Rhenish) dialects, which explains the lack of shift from p- to pf-.