Where does “Grünflügelsittich” come from?

Grünflügelsittich (German) comes from German Flügel, 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.

Grünflügelsittich (German): Hispaniolan parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus)

Definitions

  1. Hispaniolan parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus)

Ancestry of “Grünflügelsittich”, step by step

Grünflügelsittich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlügelwing; grand piano
2Middle High Germanvlügel—
3Old Dutchflugil—
4Proto-Germanicflugilazwing
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German Grün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrüngreen; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in...
2Middle High Germangrüene—
3Old High Germangruonigreen; greenness
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via German Sittich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSittichparakeet
2Middle High Germansitich—
3Latinsittacus—
4LatinpsittacusA parrot
5Ancient Greekψιττακόςparrot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →