Where does “Scherenflügel” come from?

Scherenflügel (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.

Scherenflügel (German): a malformation of e.g. chicken where the primary and secondary remiges are cross each other

Definitions

  1. a malformation of e.g. chicken where the primary and secondary remiges are cross each other

Ancestry of “Scherenflügel”, step by step

Scherenflügel 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 schere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschereinflection of scheren: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschære—
3Old High Germanscāri—
4Old High Germanscār—
5Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →