Where does “piepstem” come from?
piepstem (Dutch) comes from Dutch piep, from Dutch piepen, from Middle Dutch pipen, from Old Dutch pīpan, from Proto-West Germanic pīpan, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
piepstem (Dutch): a squeaky voice
Definitions
- a squeaky voice
Ancestry of “piepstem”, step by step
piepstem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch piep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | piep | a peep, a squeak |
| 2 | Dutch | piepen | to squeak, squeal |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pipen | to chirp, to peep; to squeak; to yelp |
| 4 | Old Dutch | pīpan | to chirp, to peep (of birds) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | pīpan | to peep, to chirp, to squeak |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 7 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |