Where does “vlerk” come from?

vlerk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vlerk, from Middle Dutch vlerc, from Proto-West Germanic feþerak, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

vlerk (Afrikaans): wing

Definitions

  1. wing

Ancestry of “vlerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlerkwing; scoundrel
2Middle Dutchvlerc—
3Proto-West Germanicfeþerakwing
4Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
5Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →