Where does “keifen” come from?

keifen (German) comes from Middle High German kīben, from Proto-West Germanic kīban, from Proto-Germanic kībaną, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.

keifen (German): to rail or nag in a sharp voice

Definitions

  1. to rail or nag in a sharp voice

Ancestry of “keifen”, step by step

keifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German kīben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankīben—
2Proto-West Germanickībanto quarrel
3Proto-Germanickībanąto quarrel
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew

via Middle Low German kiven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankiven—

Words derived from “keifen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kībaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīban →