An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Pick

by Friedrich Kluge

Pick, Piek, masculine, ‘grudge, pique,’ Modern High German only; formed from Low German and Dutch pik, ‘grudge, anger, hate,’ which is derived from French pique, ‘pike; grudge, pique’ (compare Italian picca, ‘pike, pique’). The High German word may, however, be borrowed directly from French. See Pike.