Where does “Flügel” come from?

Flügel (German) comes from Middle High German vlügel, from Old Dutch flugil, from Proto-Germanic flugilaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Flügel (German): wing; grand piano

Definitions

  1. wing; grand piano

Ancestry of “Flügel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlügel—
2Old Dutchflugil—
3Proto-Germanicflugilazwing
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “Flügel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →