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Where does “habuk” come from?

habuk (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

habuk (Proto-West Germanic): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “habuk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “habuk”

  • hawk
  • hawking
  • hawkish
  • hawklike
  • goshawk
  • nighthawk
  • hawkweed
  • hawkmoth
  • hawkishness
  • fishhawk
  • chickenhawk
  • eaglehawk
  • hawkishly
  • hawksbeard
  • hawknosed
  • seahawk
  • hawky
  • newshawk
  • ballhawk
  • nighthawking
  • meadowhawk
  • shitehawk
  • pigeonhawk
  • hawkery
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