Where does “Päifint” come from?

Päifint (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Päif, from Old High German pīfa, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

Päifint (Luxembourgish): wigeon

Definitions

  1. wigeon

Ancestry of “Päifint”, step by step

Päifint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Päif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishPäifwhistle; organ pipe; tobacco pipe
2Old High Germanpīfa—
3Vulgar Latinpipapipe
4LatinpipoI pip, peep

via Luxembourgish Int

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishIntduck
2Proto-Germanicanadzduck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →Every word from Old High German pīfa →