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): A crane, bird of the Gruidae family

Definitions

  1. A crane, bird of the Gruidae family

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