English
Hawk
Hawk comes from Middle English hauek, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *habukaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habukazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*habukreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hafoc
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hauek
- EnglishtodayHawk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habukazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*habukreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hafoc
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hauek
- EnglishtodayHawk
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘seize’
had, case, head, except, capital, heavy, cash, captain, catch, accept, receive, capacity, escape, capable, achieve, cable, heavily, behavior, capture, chapter, cape, chef, recipe, reception, occupation, perception, cattle, cabin, chase, capitol, recipient, capita, haven, anticipation, anticipate, chapel, caption, behave, captive, capsule, 178 more
Today it means
name A surname; variant forms Hauke, Hawke.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *habukaz / Hawk