Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "hawk" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureshafoc(Anglo-Saxon) habuh(Old High German) Surname DescendantsHawk, Hawkins(English) Habich, Habicht(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 197. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 148.