Where does “Falke” come from?

Falke (German) comes from Old High German falco, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Falke (German): falcon; hawk, hard-liner

Definitions

  1. falcon; hawk, hard-liner

Ancestry of “Falke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfalcofalcon
2Proto-West Germanicfalkōfalcon
3Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “Falke”

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