Where does “habech” come from?

habech (Middle High German) comes from Old High German habuch, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

habech (Middle High German): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “habech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhabuchhawk
2Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “habech”

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