Where does “Fife” come from?
Fife comes from Scottish Gaelic Fiobha, of unknown origin.
Ancestry of “Fife”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Pfeife | whistle; pipe |
| 2 | Middle High German | pfīfe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfīfa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pīpā | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 6 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
Words derived from “Fife”