Where does “peekapoo” come from?
peekapoo (English) comes from English POODLE, from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz — dog.
peekapoo (English): A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a...
Definitions
- A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a...
Ancestry of “peekapoo”, step by step
peekapoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English POODLE
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | POODLE | A man-in-the-middle exploit that takes advantage... |
| 2 | German | Pudel | poodle |
| 3 | German | Pudelhund | poodle |
| 4 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 5 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 6 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via English pekingese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pekingese | The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin |
| 2 | English | -ese | Used to form adjectives and nouns describing... |
| 3 | Middle English | -eys | Alternative form of -esse |
| 4 | Old French | -eis | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Late Latin | -iscus | — |