Where does “fugleperspektiv” come from?
fugleperspektiv (Danish) comes from Danish perspektiv, from French perspective, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
fugleperspektiv (Danish): a bird's-eye view
Definitions
- a bird's-eye view
Ancestry of “fugleperspektiv”, step by step
fugleperspektiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish perspektiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | perspektiv | perspective |
| 2 | French | perspective | perspective; prospect; feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 5 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 6 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Danish fugl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fugl | bird |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fughl | bird |
| 3 | Old Norse | fugl | Alternative form of fogl |
| 4 | Old Norse | fogl | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |