pikel
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