Where does “fugl” come from?
fugl (Danish) comes from Old Swedish fughl, from Old Norse fugl, from Old Norse fogl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
fugl (Danish): bird
Definitions
- bird
Ancestry of “fugl”, step by step
fugl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish fughl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | fughl | bird |
| 2 | Old Norse | fugl | Alternative form of fogl |
| 3 | Old Norse | fogl | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Old Norse [[fugl]], [[fogl]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | [[fugl]], [[fogl]] | — |