Where does “vagtelkonge” come from?
vagtelkonge (Danish) comes from Danish vagtel, from Middle Low German wachtele, from Old Saxon *hwahtula, from Proto-West Germanic hwahtlā, from Proto-Germanic hwahtlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.
vagtelkonge (Danish): corncrake
Definitions
- corncrake
Ancestry of “vagtelkonge”, step by step
vagtelkonge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish vagtel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vagtel | quail |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wachtele | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *hwahtula | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwahtlā | quail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwahtlǭ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- | to flee, escape |
via Danish konge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | konge | king |