Where does “Singvogel” come from?

Singvogel (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.

Singvogel (German): songbird

Definitions

  1. songbird

Ancestry of “Singvogel”, step by step

Singvogel 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 singen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansingento sing
2Middle High Germansingento sing
3Old High Germansingan"strong class III"; to sing
4Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
5Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →