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