gaukur

Icelandic

/ˈkøyːkʏr/

noun

Definitions

cuckoo, especially the (Cuculus canorus)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse gaukr (cuckoo) derived from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz (cuckoo).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gaukaz

Gloss

cuckoo

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Gauch German
Gauchheil German
*gʰAuǵ- Proto-Indo-European
gjøk Norwegian Bokmål
*gaukaz Proto-Germanic
gauk Norwegian Nynorsk
ġēac Old English
goke Middle English
gowke Middle English
gaukr Old Norse
geykur Faroese
gouch Middle High German
*gauk gmw-pro
gø̄ker Old Swedish
gauk Westrobothnian