Where does “Kraanvogel” come from?

Kraanvogel (Dutch) comes from Dutch vogel, from Middle Dutch vōgel, from Old Dutch fogal, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.

Kraanvogel (Dutch): Grus

Definitions

  1. Grus

Ancestry of “Kraanvogel”, step by step

Kraanvogel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vogel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvogelbird, any member of the class Aves; gaai, a...
2Middle Dutchvōgelbird
3Old Dutchfogalbird
4Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
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 Dutch kraan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkraancrane; tap, faucet
2Frenchcrâneskull, cranium; gallant; first-person singular...
3Latincraniumskull
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “Kraanvogel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →