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

  1. cuckoo; a bird; penis; liquor, of a mouthful size

Ancestry of “gök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgø̄kercuckoo
2Old Norsegaukrcuckoo
3Proto-Germanicgaukazcuckoo
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰAuǵ-—

Words derived from “gök”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaukaz →Every word from Old Norse gaukr →