means To pierce something lightly with a sharp point, or the small sharp sensation (or sharp object) that does the piercing — and, in slang, an unpleasant or contemptible person.

from From Old English 'prica,' a point, dot, or puncture, with the verb 'prician' meaning to pierce. The Germanic family is full of these little stabbing words. The 'sharp point' sense came first; the 'pointed insult' for a despicable man arrived much later, an obvious enough leap from the anatomical slang that had grown up alongside it.