Where does “pijpen” come from?
pijpen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pipen, from Old Dutch pīpan, from Proto-West Germanic pīpan, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
pijpen (Dutch): to whistle; to hum; to blow; to fellate, to blow,...
Definitions
- to whistle; to hum; to blow; to fellate, to blow,...
Ancestry of “pijpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | pipen | to chirp, to peep; to squeak; to yelp |
| 2 | Old Dutch | pīpan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | pīpan | to peep, to chirp, to squeak |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 5 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |