Where does “mushafoc” come from?

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

mushafoc (Old English): mouse hawk

Definitions

  1. mouse hawk

Ancestry of “mushafoc”, step by step

mushafoc 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 mūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmūsmouse
2Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habuk →