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

  1. Diminutive of פֿײַף; whistle

Ancestry of “פֿײַפֿל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿײַף—
2Old High Germanpfīfa—
3Proto-West Germanic*pīpāflute
4Vulgar Latinpipapipe
5LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā →