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

Definitions

  1. a hawk

Ancestry of “hauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaukrhawk
2Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “hauk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Old Norse haukr →
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