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Where does “phīfōn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “phīfōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “phīfōn”

  • pifiar
  • Pfeifer
  • pfeifen
  • Backpfeifengesicht
  • Backpfeife
  • Regenpfeifer
  • fajfilo
  • prifajfi
  • alfajfi
  • fajfi
  • phīfen
  • pfīfen
  • päifen
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