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:
      • Belarusian: паўлі́н (paŭlín)
      • Russian: павли́н (pavlín)
  • Rhine Franconian: Fau, Pau

    Frankfurterisch: IPA [fau]

• Yiddish: פּאַווע (pave)