Where does “Pief” come from?

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

Pief (Central Franconian): stovepipe; pipe

Definitions

  1. stovepipe; pipe

Ancestry of “Pief”, 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 →