Where does “heafoc” come from?

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

heafoc (Old English): Alternative form of hafoc; hawk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hafoc; hawk

Ancestry of “heafoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*habuk—
2Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “heafoc”

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