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Where does “Pauken” come from?

Pauken (German) comes from German pauke, from Middle High German pūke.

Pauken (German): to beat a drum; to drum in; to emphasize; to...

Definitions

  1. to beat a drum; to drum in; to emphasize; to...

Ancestry of “Pauken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpaukeinflection of pauken: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanpūke—

Words derived from “Pauken”

  • pauk
Every word from Middle High German pūke →