Hawk

English

proper noun

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hauek (hawk) inherited from Old English hafoc (hawk) derived from Middle English halke (isolated nook) derived from Old English healh (corner, nook, angle, recess).

Origin

Old English

healh

Gloss

corner, nook, angle, recess

Concept

Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

隅

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Halifax English
*habukaz Proto-Germanic
*halhaz Proto-Germanic
hafoc Old English
healh Old English
mushafoc Old English
wealhhafoc Old English
halke Middle English
hauek Middle English
hauke Middle English
*habuk gmw-pro
haugh Scots

Halifax