Where does “fuglekald” come from?

fuglekald (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.

fuglekald (Danish): a birdcall; a bird's cry, or an imitation thereof

Definitions

  1. a birdcall; a bird's cry, or an imitation thereof

Ancestry of “fuglekald”, step by step

fuglekald 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 kald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkaldvocation, calling; an inclination to undertake a...
2Old Norsekallcall, cry, shouting; appellation, name
3Old Norsekallato call, name, refer to; to call, shout
4Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
5Proto-Germanickalzaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeangols-
7Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą
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