Where does “Pauw” come from?

Pauw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pau, from Old Dutch pauwo, from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

Pauw (Dutch): Pavo

Definitions

  1. Pavo

Ancestry of “Pauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpau—
2Old Dutchpauwo—
3Proto-Germanicpāwôpeacock, peafowl
4Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
5Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “Pauw”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Proto-Germanic pāwô →