Where does “Hühnerhabicht” come from?
Hühnerhabicht (German) comes from German Habicht, from Middle High German habech, from Old High German habuch, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Hühnerhabicht (German): chickenhawk, goshawk
Definitions
- chickenhawk, goshawk
Ancestry of “Hühnerhabicht”, step by step
Hühnerhabicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Habicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Habicht | northern goshawk |
| 2 | Middle High German | habech | hawk |
| 3 | Old High German | habuch | hawk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | habuk | hawk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habukaz | hawk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via German Hühner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hühner | plural of Huhn "chickens"; chickens; chicken |