Where does “píp” come from?

píp (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse pípa, from Old Saxon *pīpa, from Proto-Germanic pīpǭ, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

píp (Icelandic): píp n; a whistling sound; a nonsense

Definitions

  1. píp n; a whistling sound; a nonsense

Ancestry of “píp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepípa—
2Old Saxon*pīpa—
3Proto-GermanicpīpǭA pipe or flute; a wind instrument; A pipe, duct,...
4Proto-GermanicpīpanąTo chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk...
5LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Proto-Germanic pīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic pīpǭ →