Where does “waterpieper” come from?
waterpieper (Dutch) comes from Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.
waterpieper (Dutch): water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Definitions
- water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Ancestry of “waterpieper”, step by step
waterpieper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | water | water; body of water; bodily fluid |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāter | water |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | loo | sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Dutch pieper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pieper | pipit; a small potato; beeper, buzzer |
| 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 |