English
leadpipe
From lead + pipe.
Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’
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Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’
Proto-West Germanic *laidijan
Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’
Middle English leden
English lead
Latin pīpō ‘to pip, peep’
Vulgar Latin *pīpa
Proto-West Germanic *pīpā
Old English pīpe
Middle English pīpe ‘a piece of tubing which string or rope is…’
English pipe
Today it means
noun The pipe or tube of a brass instrument into which the mouthpiece is placed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leadpipe