Where does “Falkenhaube” come from?
Falkenhaube (German) comes from German falke, from Middle High German valke, 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 — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
Falkenhaube (German): falconry hood
Definitions
- falconry hood
Ancestry of “Falkenhaube”, step by step
Falkenhaube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German falke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | falke | falcon |
| 2 | Middle High German | valke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | falco | falcon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |