Where does “pauk” come from?
pauk (German) comes from German pauken, from German pauke, from Middle High German pūke.
pauk (German): singular imperative of pauken; first-person...
Definitions
- singular imperative of pauken; first-person...
Ancestry of “pauk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | pauken | to beat a drum; to drum in; to emphasize; to... |
| 2 | German | pauke | inflection of pauken:
## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | pūke | — |