Where does “vogelkijkhut” come from?
vogelkijkhut (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.
vogelkijkhut (Dutch): a bird hide, bird blind; a hut for watching birds, preferably unnoticed
Definitions
- a bird hide, bird blind; a hut for watching birds, preferably unnoticed
Ancestry of “vogelkijkhut”, step by step
vogelkijkhut 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 kijkhut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kijkhut | a small hut for watching wildlife, preferably unnoticed |
| 2 | Dutch | hut | a small wooden shed, hut; a primitive dwelling; a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hutte | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | hütte | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hutta | hut |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hudjǭ | box, hut, hutch; hut, shelter |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |