Where does “pīpe” come from?
pīpe (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
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 |