Where does “pīpian” come from?

pīpian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic pīpan, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

pīpian (Old English): to pipe

Definitions

  1. to pipe

Ancestry of “pīpian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicpīpanto peep, to chirp, to squeak
2Proto-GermanicpīpanąTo chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk...
3LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “pīpian”

Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Proto-Germanic pīpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic pīpan →