Where does “eendvogel” come from?

eendvogel (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.

eendvogel (Dutch): an anseriform, any bird of the order Anseriformes

Definitions

  1. an anseriform, any bird of the order Anseriformes

Ancestry of “eendvogel”, step by step

eendvogel 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 eend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheendduck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding...
2Middle Dutchent
3Old Dutchened
4Proto-Germanicanadzduck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą
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