Where does “wealhhafoc” come from?

wealhhafoc (Old English) comes from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

wealhhafoc (Old English): gyrfalcon; a foreign hawk

Definitions

  1. gyrfalcon; a foreign hawk

Ancestry of “wealhhafoc”, step by step

wealhhafoc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wealh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English hafoc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhafochawk
2Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →