Where does “fealca” come from?

fealca (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

fealca (Old English): falcon; hawk

Definitions

  1. falcon; hawk

Ancestry of “fealca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfalkōfalcon
2Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
4Slovincianpólhalf
5Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →