Where does “צעפֿײַפֿן” come from?

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

צעפֿײַפֿן (Yiddish): }} to break into whistling

Definitions

  1. }} to break into whistling

Ancestry of “צעפֿײַפֿן”, step by step

צעפֿײַפֿן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿײַפֿן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿײַפֿןto whistle; to not give a damn about
2Middle High Germanpfīfen—
3Old High Germanphīfōn—
4LatinpipoI pip, peep

via Yiddish צע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצע—
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Old High German phīfōn →Every word from Middle High German pfīfen →