Where does “ok” come from?
ok (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
ok (Elfdalian): hawk
Ancestry of “ok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | haukr | hawk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | habukaz | hawk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |