Where does “pìob” come from?

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

pìob (Scottish Gaelic): pipe, tube; bagpipes; pipe

Definitions

  1. pipe, tube; bagpipes; pipe

Ancestry of “pìob”, step by step

pìob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse pípa

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

via Old English pīpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpīpea pipe musical instrument
2Proto-West Germanic*pīpāflute
3Vulgar Latinpipapipe

Words derived from “pìob

Every word from Latin pipoEvery word from Proto-Germanic pīpanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic pīpǭ