Where does “Aasvogel” come from?
Aasvogel (German) comes from German vogel, from Middle High German vogel, from Old High German 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.
Aasvogel (German): bird feeding on carrion; vulture, a person who...
Definitions
- bird feeding on carrion; vulture, a person who...
Ancestry of “Aasvogel”, step by step
Aasvogel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German vogel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vogel | a bird |
| 2 | Middle High German | vogel | bird |
| 3 | Old High German | 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 German aas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aas | singular imperative of aasen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ās | flesh or meat, flesh or meat from a corpse, carrion |
| 3 | Middle High German | ëzzen | to eat |
| 4 | Old High German | ëȥȥan | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |