Reconstruction:Old English/picga

This Old English entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Middle Dutch pogge, puggen, pegsken (“piglet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpiɡ.ɡɑ/

Noun

*picga m

A young pig; piglet

Declension

Declension of *picga (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*picga	*picgan
accusative	*picgan	*picgan
genitive	*picgan	*picgena
dative	*picgan	*picgum

Derived terms

picgbrēad

Descendants

Middle English: pigge, pig, pige, peg, pigh, pygge
- English: pig
  - Torres Strait Creole: pig
  - → Abenaki: piks (from "pigs")
  - → Malecite-Passamaquoddy: piks (from "pigs")
- Scots: pig

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