Where does “gauk” come from?

gauk (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.

gauk (Westrobothnian): a cuckoo, "Cuculus canorus"; To crow; said of the...

Definitions

  1. a cuckoo, "Cuculus canorus"; To crow; said of the...

Ancestry of “gauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegaukrcuckoo
2Proto-Germanicgaukazcuckoo
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰAuǵ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gaukazEvery word from Old Norse gaukr