Where does “gauk” come from?

gauk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.

gauk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cuckoo; one who sells liquor illegally; an...

Definitions

  1. a cuckoo; one who sells liquor illegally; an...

Ancestry of “gauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegaukrcuckoo
2Proto-Germanicgaukazcuckoo
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰAuǵ-—

Words derived from “gauk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaukaz →Every word from Old Norse gaukr →