Where does “Vagel” come from?

Vagel (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German vōgel, from Old Saxon fugal, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Vagel (German Low German): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “Vagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvōgel—
2Old Saxonfugalbird
3Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
4Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
5Proto-Germanicfluglaz—
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →