Where does “Pfeife” come from?

Pfeife (German) comes from Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīfa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

Pfeife (German): whistle; pipe

Definitions

  1. whistle; pipe

Ancestry of “Pfeife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpfīfe
2Old High Germanpfīfa
3Proto-West Germanic*pīpāflute
4Vulgar Latinpipapipe
5LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “Pfeife

Every word from Latin pipo