Where does “short-tailed hawk” come from?
short-tailed hawk (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂ — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
short-tailed hawk (English): an American bird of prey in the family...
Definitions
- an American bird of prey in the family...
Ancestry of “short-tailed hawk”, step by step
short-tailed hawk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English hawk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hawk | A diurnal predatory bird of the family... |
| 2 | English | hawker | A peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hȫker | peddler |
| 4 | Old High German | huchan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
via English tailed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tailed | simple past tense and past participle of tail;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tayled | tailed; Having a part which drags on the floor |
| 3 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 4 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English short
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | short | Having a small distance from one end or edge to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schort | short as opposed to being tall or long |
| 3 | Old English | sċeort | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skurt | short; lacking, deficient |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skurtaz | short; lacking, deficient |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |