Where does “havuk” come from?

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

Ancestry of “havuk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “havuk”

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