Where does “Perücke” come from?

Perücke (German) comes from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.

Perücke (German): wig; periwig; peruke

Definitions

  1. wig; periwig; peruke

Ancestry of “Perücke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
2ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
3Italianparruccawig

Words derived from “Perücke”

Every word from Italian parrucca →