Where does “by-peep” come from?
by-peep (English) comes from English Peep, 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 — army.
by-peep (English): To look or glance aside
Definitions
- To look or glance aside
Ancestry of “by-peep”, step by step
by-peep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Peep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Peep | A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby... |
| 2 | English | peeps | plural of peep; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | people | a body of human beings considered generally or... |
| 4 | Middle English | puple | people |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 6 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 7 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
via English by
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | by | Near or next to; From one side of something to... |
| 2 | Middle English | by | be |
| 3 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |