Where does “eigenpijperij” come from?
eigenpijperij (Dutch) comes from Dutch eigen, from Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch eigan, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.
Ancestry of “eigenpijperij”, step by step
eigenpijperij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eigen | own; self |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eigen | to receive; to be required to have, to be owed;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eigan | to own |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |
via Dutch pijpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pijpen | to whistle; to hum; to blow; to fellate, to blow,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pipen | to chirp, to peep; to squeak; to yelp |
| 3 | Old Dutch | pīpan | to chirp, to peep (of birds) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | pīpan | to peep, to chirp, to squeak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 6 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |