Etymology Explorer
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Where does “pīfa” come from?
pīfa (Old High German) comes from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
Ancestry of “pīfa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Vulgar Latin
pipa
pipe
2
Latin
pipo
I pip, peep
Words derived from “pīfa”
Päif
Pief
Peif
Päifint
Every word from Latin pipo →
Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →