Where does “pip” come from?
pip (Danish) comes from Old Norse pípa, from Old Saxon *pīpa, from Proto-Germanic pīpǭ, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
pip (Danish): chirp, peep, tweet; bleep; nonsense, gibberish,...
Definitions
- chirp, peep, tweet; bleep; nonsense, gibberish,...
Ancestry of “pip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | pípa | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *pīpa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pīpǭ | A pipe or flute; a wind instrument; A pipe, duct,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 5 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |