A peruke is also called a periwig in English. FYI the Russian words for wig and hairdresser are парик *parik* and парикмахер *parikmakher* which may have arrived in the early 18th century via German or Dutch. Tsar Peter the Great was responsible for the borrowing of many Dutch and German loanwords for military, naval and scientific matters -- not to mention forcing Russian noblemen (the boyars) to shave their beards and wear "civilized" Western European clothing -- in his rush to modernize the country. Voragh ----------------------------------------Original Message---------------------------------------- From: Lieven L. Litaer via tlhIngan-Hol Sent: Monday, February 17, 2025 2:47 PM I wrote
This is the German word for "wig" backwards: Perücke.
Am 17.02.2025 um 21:39 schrieb Jeremy Silver via tlhIngan-Hol:
Perfectly English pun, a Peruke is a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries - basically the white powdered type that some judges still wear.
Oh - great, learned something new today. Now I guess Okrand didn't think of the German word in first place. The words are obviously related, and my research showed they have the same origine, from middle French "perruque", from old Italian "parrucca". Anyhow, a good way to remember, and still more obvious for Germans than for English speakers, since "Perücke" is a casual word even today.