Where does “Päif” come from?
Päif (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German pīfa, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
Päif (Luxembourgish): whistle; organ pipe; tobacco pipe
Definitions
- whistle; organ pipe; tobacco pipe
Ancestry of “Päif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | pīfa | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 3 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
Words derived from “Päif”