Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "to whistle, to peep" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturespipian(Anglo-Saxon) phifan(Old High German) Given Name DescendantPiper(English) Surname DescendantsPiper(English) Pfeiffer(German) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 292.