Where does “hawik” come from?

hawik (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch havik, from English hawk, from English hawker, from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan-, from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

hawik (Afrikaans): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “hawik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhavikA hawk, a small bird of the family Accipitridae,...
2EnglishhawkA diurnal predatory bird of the family...
3EnglishhawkerA peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell...
4Middle Low Germanhȫkerpeddler
5Old High Germanhuchan
6Proto-Germanic*hūkan-
7Proto-Germanic*hūkkan-
8Proto-Germanic*huk(k)ōn-
9Proto-Indo-European*kuk-néh₂
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn-