Where does “האַביכט” come from?

האַביכט (Yiddish) comes from German Habicht, from Middle High German habech, from Old High German habuch, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

האַביכט (Yiddish): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “האַביכט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHabichtnorthern goshawk
2Middle High Germanhabechhawk
3Old High Germanhabuchhawk
4Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
5Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habuk →