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Where does “haukr” come from?

haukr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

haukr (Old Norse): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “haukr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
2Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “haukr”

  • hökuggla
  • hök
  • tverrhalehauk
  • hauk
  • tverrhalehauk
  • hauk
  • høg
  • haukur
  • valhaukr
  • heykur
  • høker
  • høk
  • ok
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →