Where does “fjellvåk” come from?
fjellvåk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål våk, from Old Norse vákr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wakraz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
fjellvåk (Norwegian Bokmål): rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus
Definitions
- rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus
Ancestry of “fjellvåk”, step by step
fjellvåk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål våk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | våk | a buzzard, bird of prey of genus Buteo |
| 2 | Old Norse | vákr | wakeful, watchful, alert |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉ | awake, watchful, alert |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wakraz | awake; watchful, alert |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -raz | Forms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |