Where does “Standpauke” come from?

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

Standpauke (German): A harangue, diatribe, tirade, threatening lecture

Definitions

  1. A harangue, diatribe, tirade, threatening lecture

Ancestry of “Standpauke”, step by step

Standpauke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pauke

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

via German stand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstandfirst/third-person singular preterite of stehen
Every word from Middle High German pūke →Every word from German pauke →