α. Middle English pichtil, Middle English pictel, Middle English pictell, Middle English pightall, Middle English pigtel, Middle English pitell, Middle English pithel, Middle English pychtel, Middle English pyghtell, Middle English pythel, Middle English pytil, Middle English pytthel, Middle English pyttil, Middle English pytyl, Middle English pictlake (probably transmission error), Middle English (1900s– U.S. regional) pichtel, Middle English (1900s– U.S. regional) pytel, Middle English–1500s pytell, Middle English– pightel, 1500s–1600s putell, 1500s–1600s (1800s– English regional) pightell, 1500s– pitle, 1600s– pightle, 1700s (1900s– English regional) pightal, 1700s–1800s pigtail, 1800s pytle (English regional).
β. Middle English pichel, Middle English pichgel, Middle English pichil, Middle English pighell, Middle English pughel, Middle English pughul, Middle English pughull, Middle English pycel, Middle English pychel, Middle English pygehel, 1500s pykkyll, 1500s–1600s pickell, 1500s–1700s (1800s– English regional) pighill, 1600s pyckle, 1600s (1800s– English regional) pickhill, 1600s–1700s peighill, 1600s–1700s pickle.
γ. 1600s pidle, 1600s–1700s (1800s– English regional (Berkshire)) piddle, 1700s piddell (historical).
δ. 1600s picle; English regional 1700s 1900s– pycle, 1700s 1900s– pykle, 1700s–1800s picle, 1700s– pikle; U.S. regional 1800s pikle, 1800s pykle, 1900s– pike'l.
See also pingle n.2