picken.
to peck (of a bird)
Meaning & usage
to peck (of a bird)
Der Vogel hat schon wieder an die Fensterscheibe gepickt.
Die Hühner pickten ihr Futter.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German bicken, from Old High German bicken, from Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick, knock”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bu- (“to make a dull, hollow sound”).
to glue, to stick [with auf (+ accusative) ‘onto’]
to adhere, to stick [with auf (+ dative) ‘to’]
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German bichen, pichen, picken (“to coat with pitch”), from Middle High German pech, bech (“pitch”), from Old High German peh, beh, from Proto-West Germanic *pik (“pitch, tar, wood resin”), from Latin pix (“pitch, tar”). Compare Pech.
to pick (to grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails)
Mit viel Mühe pickte er die letzte Olive aus dem Glas.
Where this word comes from
Same as Etymology 1.
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