myEtymology.com: German etymology of Pfeife

Etymology of the German word Pfeife

the German word Pfeife

derived from the Middle High German word pfife

derived from the Old High German word pfiffa

derived from the Latin word pipa (pipe)

derived from the Classical Latin word pipare

English fife

Dutch pijp, Dutch pijpen, English pipe, French pipe, German pfeifen, Icelandic pípa, Italian pipa, Lithuanian pypke, Norwegian pipi, Spanish pipa, Swedish pipa, Yiddish fajfn