Where does “Фолкнер” come from?
Фолкнер (Russian) comes from English Faulkner, from English Falconer, from Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, from Old French falcon, from Old French faucon, from Late Latin falco, from Proto-West Germanic falkō — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
Ancestry of “Фолкнер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Faulkner | — |
| 2 | English | Falconer | — |
| 3 | Middle English | fauconer | A falconer |
| 4 | Old French | falconer | falconer |
| 5 | Old French | falcon | Alternative form of faucon |
| 6 | Old French | faucon | falcon; Alternative form of fauchon |
| 7 | Late Latin | falco | falcon |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 11 | Slovincian | pól | — |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |