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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*pikkōną

4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną, most common first.

pickA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
pinchTo squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
piqueTo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
BickelA surname from Old English.