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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaukaz →