Where does “shawkagh” come from?
shawkagh (Manx) comes from Manx shawk, from Old Irish sebac, from Old English heafoc, from Proto-Germanic *habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
shawkagh (Manx): hawklike; aquiline
Ancestry of “shawkagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | shawk | hawk, falcon |
| 2 | Old Irish | sebac | hawk |
| 3 | Old English | heafoc | Alternative form of hafoc; hawk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *habuk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habukaz | hawk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |