Where does “pip emma” come from?

pip emma (English) comes from English emma, from English Emma, from Proto-Germanic ermunaz, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

pip emma (English): Expansion of p.m.: in the afternoon or evening

Definitions

  1. Expansion of p.m.: in the afternoon or evening

Ancestry of “pip emma”, step by step

pip emma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English emma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemmaM in RAF phonetic alphabet
2EnglishEmmaM in RAF phonetic alphabet
3Proto-Germanicermunazstrong, whole; Irmin
4Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via English pip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpipAny of various respiratory diseases in birds,...
2Middle Englishpippe
3Middle Dutchpipdisease of poultry, also of people
4Latinpipitapip, coryza
5Latinpītuītamucus, phlegm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic gardaz