Where does “pipen” come from?
pipen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pīpan, from Proto-West Germanic pīpan, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
pipen (Middle Dutch): to chirp, to peep; to squeak; to yelp
Definitions
- to chirp, to peep; to squeak; to yelp
Ancestry of “pipen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | pīpan | to chirp, to peep (of birds) |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | pīpan | to peep, to chirp, to squeak |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 4 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
Words derived from “pipen”