Where does “gaukur” come from?
gaukur (Icelandic) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ur, from Middle Low German ūr, from Middle Dutch ūre, from Old Dutch ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
gaukur (Icelandic): cuckoo, especially the common cuckoo
Definitions
- cuckoo, especially the common cuckoo
Ancestry of “gaukur”, step by step
gaukur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk ur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ur | a clock or watch; a terrain of large, fallen... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ūr | watch, clock |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ūre | hour |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ūra | — |
| 5 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |