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
Ancestry of “האַביכט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Habicht | northern goshawk |
| 2 | Middle High German | habech | — |
| 3 | Old High German | habuch | hawk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | habuk | hawk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habukaz | hawk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |