skyjake

For some reason I find etymology interesting. #TIL that the Finnish word "peruukki" ← Swedish "peruk" ←
Middle French "perruque": a popular wig from the 17th to the early 19th century. The corresponding English word is "peruke".

The Finnish one just means "wig", though.

Dec 2, 2019 at 6:47pmWeb
Show threadFiXato (fallback)Dec 8, 2019
@jk
looks similar to the #Dutch word #pruik, so I guess they share the same origins. :)
Show threadskyjakeDec 9, 2019

@FiXato Indeed. Suppose this speaks to the wide influence of the French back then.

Many European languages are in the same boat: http://m.webxicon.org/search.php?q=wig&l=3

wig from English to all languages - Webxicon.org (English-*)

Show threadFiXato (fallback)Dec 9, 2019
@jk
that's a handy site :) Need to remember that one. I usually use Wiktionary.