Where does “falk” come from?

falk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse falkr, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

falk (Norwegian Bokmål): a falcon

Definitions

  1. a falcon

Ancestry of “falk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefalkrfalcon; hawk
2Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
4Slovincianpólhalf
5Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “falk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →