Where does “gōk” come from?
gōk (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic gauk, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.
Ancestry of “gōk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | gauk | cuckoo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gaukaz | cuckoo |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰAuǵ- | — |