Where does “gaukaz” come from?

gaukaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.

gaukaz (Proto-Germanic): cuckoo

Definitions

  1. cuckoo

Ancestry of “gaukaz”, step by step

gaukaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰAuǵ-—

via Proto-Indo-European gʰegʰuǵʰeh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰegʰuǵʰeh₂cuckoo

via Proto-Indo-European gʰegʰAuǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰegʰAuǵ-cuckoo

Words derived from “gaukaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ- →