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
- a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics
Ancestry of “hök”, step by step