Where does “פֿײַפֿל” come from?
פֿײַפֿל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿײַף, from Old High German pfīfa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
פֿײַפֿל (Yiddish): Diminutive of פֿײַף; whistle
Definitions
- Diminutive of פֿײַף; whistle
Ancestry of “פֿײַפֿל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿײַף | — |
| 2 | Old High German | pfīfa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *pīpā | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 5 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |