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

  1. bird migration

Ancestry of “fugletræk”, step by step

fugletræk 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 træk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrækpull; touch, feature, trait; move
2Danishtrækketo pull, drag, haul, tow; to draw; to withdraw
3Middle Low Germantrecken
4Old Saxontrekkian
5Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą