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

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