Where does “peruk” come from?

peruk (Swedish) comes from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.

peruk (Swedish): a wig

Definitions

  1. a wig

Ancestry of “peruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
2ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
3Italianparruccawig

Words derived from “peruk”

Every word from Italian parrucca →
peruk — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer