hawkishness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.?

Proto-Germanic *habukaz

Proto-West Germanic *habuk

Old English hafoc

Middle English hauk

English hawk

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Proto-Germanic *-iskaz

Proto-West Germanic *-isk

Old English -isċ

Middle English -ish

English -ish

English hawkish

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English hawkishness

From hawkish + -ness.

Noun

hawkishness (uncountable)

1. The characteristic of being hawkish.