Where does “roofvogel” come from?
roofvogel (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.
roofvogel (Dutch): bird of prey
Definitions
- bird of prey
Ancestry of “roofvogel”, step by step
roofvogel traces back through two 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 roven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | roven | to rob |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rôven | to rob, to plunder, to pillage |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rōvon | to steal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raubōn | to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |