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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →
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