Where does “fuglebestand” come from?

fuglebestand (Danish) comes from Danish fugl, 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- — to fly, flow, run.

fuglebestand (Danish): bird population

Definitions

  1. bird population

Ancestry of “fuglebestand”, step by step

fuglebestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fugl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfuglbird
2Old Swedishfughlbird
3Old NorsefuglAlternative form of fogl
4Old Norsefoglbird
5Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
6Proto-Germanicfluglaz
7Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-
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