Where does “vlerk” come from?

vlerk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vlerc, from Proto-West Germanic feþerak, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

vlerk (Dutch): wing; scoundrel

Definitions

  1. wing; scoundrel

Ancestry of “vlerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvlerc—
2Proto-West Germanicfeþerakwing
3Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
4Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “vlerk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →
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