Where does “פֿײַפֿן” come from?

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

פֿײַפֿן (Yiddish): to whistle; to not give a damn about

Definitions

  1. to whistle; to not give a damn about

Ancestry of “פֿײַפֿן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpfīfen
2Old High Germanphīfōn
3LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “פֿײַפֿן

Every word from Latin pipo