Where does “goshawk” come from?

goshawk (English) comes from Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc, from Old English hafoc, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

goshawk (English): Any of several birds of prey, principally in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several birds of prey, principally in the...

Ancestry of “goshawk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgoshaukgoshawk
2Old Englishgōshafocgoose hawk
3Old Englishhafochawk
4Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
5Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-