Where does “Peif” come from?

Peif (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German pīfa, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

Peif (Central Franconian): stovepipe; pipe; flute

Definitions

  1. stovepipe; pipe; flute

Ancestry of “Peif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpīfa—
2Vulgar Latinpipapipe
3LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →Every word from Old High German pīfa →