Where does “goshauk” come from?

goshauk (Middle English) comes from Old English gōshafoc, from Old English hafoc, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

goshauk (Middle English): goshawk

Definitions

  1. goshawk

Ancestry of “goshauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgōshafocgoose hawk
2Old Englishhafochawk
3Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
4Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “goshauk”

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