Etymology of the English word gyrfalcon
the English word
gyrfalconderived from the Old French word
gerfauconderived from the Old Norse word
geirfalkiderived from the Old Norse word
geirrderived from the Old French word
girfautderived from the Old French word
fauconderived from the Latin word
falcoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-derived from the Old High German word
girDate
The earliest known usage of gyrfalcon in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
