puck

(Engels)

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/pʌk/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English pouke, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Old Norse púki (“devil”) (dialectal Swedish puke). Doublet of pooka.

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