Where does “pīpe” come from?
pīpe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
pīpe (Old English): pipe ; the channel of a small stream
Definitions
- pipe ; the channel of a small stream
Ancestry of “pīpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *pīpā | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 3 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
Words derived from “pīpe”