Where does “Habicht” come from?

Habicht (German) comes 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.

Habicht (German): northern goshawk

Definitions

  1. northern goshawk

Ancestry of “Habicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhabechhawk
2Old High Germanhabuchhawk
3Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
4Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “Habicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habuk →