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 →Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā →