Etymograph

English

Pucklike

From Puck + -like.

Formed from Puck + -like

Proto-Germanic *pūkô ‘a goblin, spook’

Proto-West Germanic *pūkō

Old English pūca ‘goblin, demon’

Middle English pouke ‘a malign spirit or creature’

English Puck

Today it means

adj Resembling or characteristic of the mythological Puck, a mischievous nature sprite.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Pucklike