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
Ancestry of “Pfeife”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | pfīfe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | pfīfa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *pīpā | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 5 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
Words derived from “Pfeife”