Where does “seabhac” come from?

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

seabhac (Irish): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “seabhac”, step by step

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

Words derived from “seabhac”

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