Where does “Hauk” come from?

Hauk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hauk, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Hauk (Saterland Frisian): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “Hauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhauk—
2Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habuk →