Where does “hawsepipe” come from?
hawsepipe (English) comes from English hawse, from Middle English halse, from Middle English halsen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
hawsepipe (English): metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect...
Definitions
- metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect...
Ancestry of “hawsepipe”, step by step
hawsepipe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hawse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hawse | The part of the bow containing the hawseholes; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | halse | Alternative form of halsen |
| 3 | Middle English | halsen | to embrace, caress; to beseech; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English pipe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pipe | Meanings relating to a wind instrument; Meanings... |
| 2 | Middle English | pīpe | A pipe; a piece of tubing used as a channel (often for fluids) |
| 3 | Middle English | pipen | To use a pipe or similar musical instrument; to... |
| 4 | Old English | pīpian | to pipe |
| 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 |