Where does “hök” come from?

hök (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish høker, from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan-, from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn-, from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

hök (Swedish): a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics

Definitions

  1. a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics

Ancestry of “hök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhøkerhawk
2Middle Low Germanhȫkerpeddler
3Old High Germanhuchan—
4Proto-Germanic*hūkan-—
5Proto-Germanic*hūkkan-—
6Proto-Germanic*huk(k)ōn-—
7Proto-Indo-European*kuk-néh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “hök”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn- →