English
Falk
Falk comes from German Falke ‘falcon’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *falkô.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*falkô‘falcon’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*falkō‘falcon’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050falco‘falcon’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350valke
- Germanc. 1650–presentFalke‘falcon’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Falk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*falkô‘falcon’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*falkō‘falcon’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050falco‘falcon’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350valke
- Germanc. 1650–presentFalke‘falcon’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Falk
Earliest quotation: 2022, Jane Harper, Exiles: “They'd spent one evening together sixteen months ago, and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pelH- ‘pale, grey’
pale, poly, pall, paloma, poulter, fallow, palomino, 26 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *falkô / Falk