hök

Swedish

/høːk/

noun
Definitions
  • a hawk (predatory bird)
  • (politics) a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hø̄ker, høker inherited from Old Norse haukr (hawk, catches, one who grips) inherited from Proto-Germanic *habukaz inherited from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
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Possession

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