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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | pauwo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pāwô | peacock, peafowl |
| 3 | Latin | pāvō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |
Words derived from “pauwe”