Where does “sparrowhawk” come from?
sparrowhawk (English) comes from Middle English sparhauk, from Old English spearhafoc, from Proto-West Germanic *sparwahabuk.
sparrowhawk (English): The Eurasian sparrowhawk, "Accipiter nisus", a...
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- The Eurasian sparrowhawk, "Accipiter nisus", a...
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