Where does “gazza” come from?

gazza (Italian) comes from Old High German agaza, from Proto-Germanic agatjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

gazza (Italian): magpie

Definitions

  1. magpie

Ancestry of “gazza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanagazamagpie
2Proto-Germanicagatjōmagpie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “gazza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agatjō →Every word from Old High German agaza →