Where does “puffleg” come from?

puffleg (English) comes from English leg, from Middle English leg, from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.

puffleg (English): Any of numerous species of hummingbirds of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of numerous species of hummingbirds of the...

Ancestry of “puffleg”, step by step

puffleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegA limb or appendage that an animal uses for...
2Middle Englishlegleg, limb; shank, shin; leg
3Old Norseleggrleg, stem
4Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
5Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—

via English puff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuffA sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath...
2Middle Englishpuff—
3Old Englishpyfa blast of wind, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak- →
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