Where does “höknäsa” come from?
höknäsa (Swedish) comes from Swedish hök, 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 — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
höknäsa (Swedish): a hawknose
Definitions
- a hawknose
Ancestry of “höknäsa”, step by step
höknäsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hök | a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics |
| 2 | Old Swedish | høker | hawk |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hȫker | peddler |
| 4 | Old High German | huchan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
via Swedish näsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | näsa | nose of a human or other primate (or anthropomorphized being, especially if having a human-like nose, but sometimes more generally) (compare nos) |