Proto-Indo-European

*gʰegʰuǵʰ-

‘cuckoo’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰ-.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰ-, most familiar first.

• gawk ← gowke ← gaukr ← *gaukaz ← *gʰegʰuǵʰos
• gowk ← goke ← gaukr ← *gaukaz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰ-