Where does “צופֿײַפֿן” come from?

צופֿײַפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צו, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

צופֿײַפֿן (Yiddish): to whistle along, to whistle (while doing something)

Definitions

  1. to whistle along, to whistle (while doing something)

Ancestry of “צופֿײַפֿן”, step by step

צופֿײַפֿן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צו

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצוto; too
2Old High Germanzuoto
3Proto-West Germanic*tō—
4Proto-Germanictōto
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Yiddish פֿײַפֿן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿײַפֿןto whistle; to not give a damn about
2Middle High Germanpfīfen—
3Old High Germanphīfōn—
4LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →