Where does “fugletræk” come from?
fugletræk (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.
fugletræk (Danish): bird migration
Definitions
- bird migration
Ancestry of “fugletræk”, step by step
fugletræk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Danish træk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | træk | pull; touch, feature, trait; move |
| 2 | Danish | trække | to pull, drag, haul, tow; to draw; to withdraw |
| 3 | Middle Low German | trecken | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | trekkian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trakjaną | to drag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |