Where does “alpine hawkweed” come from?
alpine hawkweed (English) comes from English hawkweed, 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.
alpine hawkweed (English): of species Hieracium alpinum, found in Europe and Greenland
Definitions
- of species Hieracium alpinum, found in Europe and Greenland
Ancestry of “alpine hawkweed”, step by step
alpine hawkweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hawkweed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hawkweed | Any species of plant of the genus "Hieracium" and... |
| 2 | English | hawk | A diurnal predatory bird of the family... |
| 3 | English | hawker | A peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hȫker | peddler |
| 5 | Old High German | huchan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
via English Alpine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alpine | Relating to the Alps, a mountain range in Western... |
| 2 | French | alpin | Alpine |
| 3 | Latin | Alpīnus | of or pertaining to the Alps |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |