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Where does “shawk” come from?

shawk (Manx) 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.

shawk (Manx): hawk, falcon

Definitions

  1. hawk, falcon

Ancestry of “shawk”, 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 “shawk”

  • shawkagh
  • shawkoil
  • shawkeyr
  • shawkeyrys
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