Where does “פּײַקלער” come from?

פּײַקלער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּײַקל, from Yiddish פּויק, from Middle High German pūke.

פּײַקלער (Yiddish): drummer

Definitions

  1. drummer

Ancestry of “פּײַקלער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּײַקלlittle drum
2Yiddishפּויקdrum
3Middle High Germanpūke—
Every word from Middle High German pūke →Every word from Yiddish פּויק →Every word from Yiddish פּײַקל →