Where does “hawking” come from?
Hawking derives from English hawk, from Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
hawking (English): present participle of hawk; Action of the verb...
Definitions
- present participle of hawk; Action of the verb...
Ancestry of “hawking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Hawkin | — |
| 2 | Middle English | hāl | — |
Words derived from “hawking”