Where does “pauwe” come from?

pauwe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pauwo, from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

Ancestry of “pauwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchpauwo
2Proto-Germanicpāwôpeacock, peafowl
3Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “pauwe

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώςEvery word from Latin pāvōEvery word from Proto-Germanic pāwô
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