Where does “sandpipe” come from?
sandpipe (English) comes from English pipe, from Middle English pīpe, from Middle English pipen, from Old English pīpian, from Proto-West Germanic pīpan, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
sandpipe (English): A pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive,...
Definitions
- A pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive,...
Ancestry of “sandpipe”, step by step
sandpipe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English sand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sand | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but... |
| 2 | Middle English | sond | Alternative form of sand |
| 3 | Old English | sand | action of sending, embassy, mission, deputation;... |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | samd | in agreement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | samdaz | sand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sámh₂dʰos | sand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |