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

Definitions

  1. to rain cats and dogs

Ancestry of “pijpenstelen regenen”, step by step

pijpenstelen regenen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pijpensteel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpijpensteelpipe handle, shank of a pipe
2Dutchpijppipe; tube
3Middle Dutchpîpe—
4Old Dutchpīpaflute
5Proto-Germanic*pīpā—
6Vulgar Latinpipapipe
7LatinpipoI pip, peep

via Dutch regenen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchregenenTo rain, to precipitate; To accumulate in large...
2Middle Dutchrēgenento rain
3Old Dutchreganonto rain
4Proto-Germanicregnōnąto rain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *pīpā →