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

pauken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pauke

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

via Middle Low German puken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanpuken—

Words derived from “pauken”

Every word from Middle High German pūke →Every word from German pauke →