Where does “fluesnapper” come from?

fluesnapper (Danish) comes from Danish flue, from Old Danish flughæ, from Old Norse fluga, from Proto-Germanic flugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fluesnapper (Danish): flycatcher

Definitions

  1. flycatcher

Ancestry of “fluesnapper”, step by step

fluesnapper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish flue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfluefly
2Old Danishflughæ—
3Old Norseflugafly
4Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Danish snappe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnappeto gasp due to lack of oxygen, astonishment etc
2Middle Low Germansnappen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →