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
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Proto-Germanic *pīpan →Every word from Old Saxon pīpan →