pfawo

Old High German

Alternative forms
  • pfāwa

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *pāwô, from Latin pāvō.

Noun

pfāwo m

  1. peacock

Derived terms
  • pfāwenfedara
  • pfāwin

Descendants
  • Middle High German: pāwe, pauwe
    • German: Pfau m, (chiefly Austria) Pfaue f
      • ⇒ German: Pfauhahn f
    • ⇒ Middle High German: *pāwelīn, *pāuwelīn (diminutive)
      • German: Pfäulein (archaic)
      • → Estonian: paabulind
      • → Old East Slavic: [Term?]
        • Belarusian: паўлі́н (paŭlín)
        • Russian: павли́н (pavlín)
  • Yiddish: פּאַווע‎ (pave)
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