Where does “Peep” come from?
Peep (English) comes from English peeps, from English people, from Middle English puple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pople, from Latin populus, from Old Latin populus, from Old Latin poplus — army.
Peep (English): A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby...
Definitions
- A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby...
Ancestry of “Peep”, step by step
Peep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peeps
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peeps | plural of peep; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | people | a body of human beings considered generally or... |
| 3 | Middle English | puple | people |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 5 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 6 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 9 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
via Middle English pepen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pepen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 3 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 4 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 6 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |