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Where does “loopvogel” come from?

loopvogel (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.

loopvogel (Dutch): a flightless bird which is capable of running

Definitions

  1. a flightless bird which is capable of running

Ancestry of “loopvogel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvogelbird, any member of the class Aves; gaai, a...
2Middle Dutchvōgel—
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
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