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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *(s)pīk[ʷ]-
Meaning: a k. of motley bird
Old Indian: piká- m. `the Indian cuckoo'
Old Greek: pīpṓ f. `Specht, Picus maior und minor'; pī̂pos f., pípra <? pī́prǟ> f. v.l. for pīpṓ in Arist.
Baltic: *pī̆k-l-iā̃ f.
Germanic: *spíx-a- m.; *spix-t-a- m., *spix-t-ōn- f.
Latin: pīca f. `Elster', pīcus, gen. -ī m. `Specht'
Other Italic: Umbr peica `pīcam', peico `pīcum'
Russ. meaning: птица (пестрая)
References: WP II 681
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *pī̆k-l-iā̃ f.
Meaning: a k. of bird
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Old Prussian: picle `Krammetsvogel'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *spíxa-z; *spixta-z, *spixtōn
Meaning: woodpecker
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: spǟt-r m. `Specht' (poet.), spett-r m. `Specht'
Norwegian: spett(a)
Swedish: spett
Danish: spätte
Old Saxon: speht
Middle Dutch: specht
Dutch: specht m.
Middle Low German: specht
Old High German: speh (9. Jh.); speht (9.Jh.)
Middle High German: spëht st. m. 'specht'
German: Specht m.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1850
Root: (s)pī̆ko-
English meaning: woodpecker, etc.
German meaning: `Specht und andere größere Vögel'
Material: Ai. piká- m. `der indische Kuckuck'; lat. pīca `Elster', pīcus `Specht'; umbr. peico `picum' (ei für ī), ital. VN Pīcentes; mit anlaut. s: ahd. speh, speht, aisl. spǣtr, norw. spett(a), schwed. spett, dän. spætte `Specht'; apr. picle `Krammetsvogel'.
References: WP. II 681, WH. II 580, H. Rix Bz.Nf. 2, 237 ff.
Pages: 999
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