Where does “päifen” come from?

päifen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German phīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

päifen (Luxembourgish): to whistle, to make a whistling sound; to blow a...

Definitions

  1. to whistle, to make a whistling sound; to blow a...

Ancestry of “päifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanphīfen
2Old High Germanphīfōn
3LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipoEvery word from Old High German phīfōnEvery word from Middle High German phīfen