Where does “sebac” come from?

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

sebac (Old Irish): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “sebac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishheafocAlternative form of hafoc; hawk
2Proto-Germanic*habuk
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “sebac

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Germanic habukazEvery word from Proto-Germanic *habuk