Where does “hauk” come from?
hauk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
hauk (Norwegian Bokmål): a hawk
Ancestry of “hauk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | haukr | hawk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | habukaz | hawk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “hauk”