Where does “kraanvoël” come from?
kraanvoël (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Kraanvogel, from Dutch vogel, from Middle Dutch vōgel, from Old Dutch fogal, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą — to fly, flow, run.
kraanvoël (Afrikaans): crane
Ancestry of “kraanvoël”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Kraanvogel | — |
| 2 | Dutch | vogel | bird, any member of the class Aves; gaai, a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vōgel | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fogal | bird |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |