Where does “pijpenstelen regenen” come from?
pijpenstelen regenen (Dutch) comes from Dutch pijpensteel, from Dutch pijp, from Middle Dutch pîpe, from Old Dutch pīpa, from Proto-Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
pijpenstelen regenen (Dutch): to rain cats and dogs
Ancestry of “pijpenstelen regenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | pijpensteel | pipe handle, shank of a pipe |
| 2 | Dutch | pijp | pipe; tube |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pîpe | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | pīpa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *pīpā | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 7 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |