Where does “gōshafoc” come from?

gōshafoc (Old English) comes from Old English hafoc, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

gōshafoc (Old English): goose hawk

Definitions

  1. goose hawk

Ancestry of “gōshafoc”, step by step

gōshafoc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hafoc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhafochawk
2Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Old English gōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgōsgoose
2Proto-Germanicgansgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

Words derived from “gōshafoc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habuk →