gawk

(Engels)

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɡɔːk/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From a variant of gowk, from Middle English gowke, goke, from Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”), from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz (“cuckoo”). Cognate with Danish gøg, Swedish gök, German Gauch, Old English ġēac. Compare also French gauche, and English gawky and gallock.

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