Etymology

hawklike

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Today it means: Reminiscent of a hawk. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English hawk
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The story

  1. Englishhawk
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayhawklike

From hawk + -like.

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