Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “gaukr” come from?

gaukr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.

gaukr (Old Norse): cuckoo

Definitions

  1. cuckoo

Ancestry of “gaukr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaukazcuckoo
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰAuǵ-—

Words derived from “gaukr”

  • gawk
  • gawky
  • gowk
  • gawkiness
  • gawker
  • gawkily
  • gawkish
  • begowk
  • gawkishly
  • gawkishness
  • gawkling
  • gök
  • gjøk
  • gjøkur
  • gauk
  • goke
  • gowke
  • gaukur
  • geykur
  • gauk
  • gø̄ker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ- →