Where does “lus na seabhac” come from?

lus na seabhac (Irish) comes from Irish seabhac, from Old Irish sebac, from Old English heafoc, from Proto-Germanic *habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

lus na seabhac (Irish): hawkweed genera

Definitions

  1. hawkweed genera

Ancestry of “lus na seabhac”, step by step

lus na seabhac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish seabhac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseabhachawk
2Old Irishsebachawk
3Old EnglishheafocAlternative form of hafoc; hawk
4Proto-Germanic*habuk—
5Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Irish lus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlusplant, herb
2Old Irishlusplant, herb, vegetable; leek
3Proto-Celticlussusmedicinal herb, vegetable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *habuk →