English
Fifer
From Fife + -er.
A compound of Fife + -er
Latin pīpō ‘to pip, peep’
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Proto-West Germanic *pīpā ‘flute, pipe’
Old High German pfīfa
Middle High German pfīfe
German Pfeife ‘whistle, smoking pipe’
English Fife
Today it means
noun A person who hails from the county of Fife in Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Fifer