Where does “Backpfeife” come from?
Backpfeife (German) comes from German pfeifen, from Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
Backpfeife (German): slap in the face
Ancestry of “Backpfeife”, step by step
Backpfeife traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German pfeifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | pfeifen | to whistle; to act as referee; to be uninterested... |
| 2 | Middle High German | pfīfen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | phīfōn | — |
| 4 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
via German backe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | backe | inflection of backen:
## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bak | back |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
Words derived from “Backpfeife”