Where does “Lockvogel” come from?

Lockvogel (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.

Lockvogel (German): decoy

Definitions

  1. decoy

Ancestry of “Lockvogel”, step by step

Lockvogel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vogel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvogela bird
2Middle High Germanvogelbird
3Old High Germanfogalbird
4Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
5Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
6Proto-Germanicfluglaz
7Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German locken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlockento lure, entice; to tempt; to be lured
2Middle High Germanlocken
3Old High Germanlockōn
4Proto-West Germaniclokkōnto caress
5Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą
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