An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Pauke

by Friedrich Kluge

Pauke, f., from the equiv. MidHG. pûke (bûke), f., ‘kettledrum'; a difficult word to explain. The Suab. variant baoke seems to be formed by gradation from MidHG. pûke. Perhaps the primit. word is bûggn, bauggn, an old onomatopoetic form.