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Where does “pib” come from?

pib (Danish) comes from Danish pibe, from Middle Low German pīpen, from Old Saxon pīpan, from Proto-Germanic *pīpan, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

pib (Danish): squeak; whine; whistle

Definitions

  1. squeak; whine; whistle

Ancestry of “pib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpibepipe; squeak; whistle
2Middle Low Germanpīpen—
3Old Saxonpīpan—
4Proto-Germanic*pīpan—
5LatinpipoI pip, peep
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