Where does “pfīfen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pfīfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanphīfōn—
2LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “pfīfen”

Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Old High German phīfōn →
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