Where does “Kurzflügler” come from?

Kurzflügler (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.

Kurzflügler (German): rove beetle (Staphylinidae)

Definitions

  1. rove beetle (Staphylinidae)

Ancestry of “Kurzflügler”, step by step

Kurzflügler traces back through two 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 kurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankurzshort, brief; concise; briefly, in short
2Middle High Germankurz—
3Old High Germankurzshort
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →