Where does “hafoc” come from?

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

hafoc (Old English): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “hafoc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hafoc”

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