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 pipo →Every word from Old High German phīfōn →Every word from Middle High German phīfen →