Where does “visselpipa” come from?

visselpipa (Swedish) comes from Swedish pipa, from Old Norse pípa, from Old Saxon *pīpa, from Proto-Germanic pīpǭ, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

visselpipa (Swedish): a whistle (instrument or device)

Definitions

  1. a whistle (instrument or device)

Ancestry of “visselpipa”, step by step

visselpipa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish pipa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpipaa pipe, a smoking tool; the barrel of a gun; an...
2Old Norsepípa
3Old Saxon*pīpa
4Proto-GermanicpīpǭA pipe or flute; a wind instrument; A pipe, duct,...
5Proto-GermanicpīpanąTo chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk...
6LatinpipoI pip, peep

via Swedish vissla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvisslaa whistle; a device designed to be placed in the...
2Old Swedishhvislato whistle
3Old Norsehvíslato whisper; whisper
4Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper
Every word from Latin pipoEvery word from Proto-Germanic pīpanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic pīpǭ
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