Where does “havek” come from?

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

Ancestry of “havek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
2Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habuk →
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