Where does “ġēac” come from?
ġēac (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic gauk, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.
ġēac (Old English): cuckoo, gawk
Ancestry of “ġēac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | gauk | cuckoo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gaukaz | cuckoo |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰAuǵ- | — |
Words derived from “ġēac”