Where does “gök” come from?
gök (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish gø̄ker, from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.
gök (Swedish): cuckoo; a bird; penis; liquor, of a mouthful size
Definitions
- cuckoo; a bird; penis; liquor, of a mouthful size
Ancestry of “gök”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | gø̄ker | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | gaukr | cuckoo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaukaz | cuckoo |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰAuǵ- | — |