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German
Etymology 1
From Old High German *pīk, from Proto-West Germanic *pīk (“pickaxe, sharp point”); + -el.
Pronunciation
Noun
Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)
- pickaxe, icepick
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Etymology 2
A sub-form of Pocke (“smallpox”).
Noun
Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)
- pimple, pustule
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Middle Low German pickel, a sub-form of Pökel (“brine for curing”). The ultimate origin is uncertain: perhaps related to the verb picken, from Old Saxon *pikkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn (“to strike”), with influence or intermediary borrowing from French piquer (“to sting, prick”).
Noun
Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)
- pickle (liquid used to preserve food; brine)
References
Further reading
- “Pickel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pickel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Pickel” in Duden online