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Where does “falco” come from?

falco (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

falco (Old High German): falcon

Definitions

  1. falcon

Ancestry of “falco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfalkōfalcon
2Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
4Slovincianpól—
5Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “falco”

  • Turmfalke
  • Falke
  • Wanderfalke
  • Falk
  • Fallek
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