Where does “rare vogel” come from?
rare vogel (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.
rare vogel (Dutch): a rare bird, a strange, unusual or exceptional person
Definitions
- a rare bird, a strange, unusual or exceptional person
Ancestry of “rare vogel”, step by step
rare vogel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vogel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vogel | bird, any member of the class Aves; gaai, a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vōgel | bird |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fogal | bird |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Dutch raar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | raar | strange, odd, weird, unusual |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | raer | rare, unusual |
| 3 | Latin | rārus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Latin rāra avis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rāra avis | — |